ethoxyl


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eth·ox·y

 (ĭ-thŏk′sē) also eth·ox·yl (ĭ-thŏk′səl)
n.
The univalent organic group C2H5O-.
[Short for ethoxyl : eth(yl) + ox(o)- + -yl.]
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ethoxyl

(ɛˈθɒksɪl) or

ethoxy

n
(Chemistry) chem a univalent radical
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