diethyl

/daɪˈɛθɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.22 in modern English

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noun

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *áitʰō Ancient Greek αἴθω (aíthō) ▲ Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.? Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr)der. Latin aethērbor. German Äther German Ether Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Ethylbor. English ethyl English diethyl From di- + ethyl.

diethyls (plural)

dazopride diethylamide diethylaniline diethyldithiocarbamate diethylmaleate diethylnitrosamine diethylpyrocarbonate diethylstilbestrol diethyltoluamide diethyltryptamine diethylzinc dihydrodiethylstilbestrol

diethyl carbonate diethyl ether diethyl maleate diethyl malonate diethyl phosphite diethyl phthalate

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How do you pronounce diethyl?

The recorded pronunciation is /daɪˈɛθɪl/.

What does diethyl mean?

Two ethyl groups attached to the same molecule.

Where does diethyl come from?

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