ETHYLATING

Verb

ethylating

present participle of ethylate

Adjective

ethylating (comparative more ethylating, superlative most ethylating)

That serves to ethylate

Source: Wiktionary


ETHYLATE

Eth"yl*ate. Etym: [From Ethyl.] (Chem.)

Definition: A compound derived from ethyl alcohol by the replacement of the hydroxyl hydrogen, after the manner of a hydrate; an ethyl alcoholate; as, potassium ethylate, C2H5.O.K.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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