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Noun: ethyl group  e-thul groop
  1. The univalent hydrocarbon radical C2H5 derived from ethane by the removal of one hydrogen atom
    - ethyl, ethyl radical

Derived forms: ethyl groups

Type of: alkyl, alkyl group, alkyl radical

Encyclopedia: Ethyl group