Meaning Of The Word Ethylate

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ethylate in American English
a compound formed by the replacement of the hydrogen atom in the hydroxyl group of ethyl alcohol by an active metal
to compound with one or more ethyl groups
noun: a metallic derivative of ethyl alcohol, as potassium ethylate, KOC2H5
transitive verb: to introduce one or more ethyl groups into (a compound)

ethylate in British English
noun
verb: to undergo or cause to undergo a chemical reaction in which an ethyl group is introduced into a molecule

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