1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
ETHYL, in chemistry, the name given to the alkyl radical CjHj. The compounds containing this radical are treated under other headings; the hydride is better known as ethane, the alcohol, CjHsOH, is the ordinary alcohol of commerce, and the oxide (CjH6)jO is ordinary ether.
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- Vol. 9, pp. 851-851