ethylating

Variant of ethylate

ethylate definition

ethyl·ate (et̸h′əl āt′; for n., -it)

transitive verb ethylated -·at′ed, ethylating -·at′·ing

to compound with one or more ethyl groups

noun

a compound formed by the replacement of the hydrogen atom in the hydroxyl group of ethyl alcohol by an active metal

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