ethylate
1 of 2noun
eth·yl·ate
ˈethəˌlāt,
-lə̇t
plural -s
: ethoxide
ethylate
2 of 2transitive verb
eth·yl·ate
-ˌlāt
-ed/-ing/-s
: to introduce the ethyl group into (a compound)
ethylation noun
ˌethəˈlāshən
plural -s
Word History
Etymology
Noun
ethyl + -ate
Transitive verb
ethyl + -ate, verb suffix
First Known Use
Noun
1852, in the meaning defined above
- clouding
- clouding of consciousness
- cloudings
- cloudland
- cloudlands
- cloudless
- cloudless sulphur
- cloudlessly
- cloudlessness
- cloudlessnesses
- cloudlet
- cloudlets
- cloudlike
- cloudliker
- cloudlikest
- cloudling
- clouds
- cloudscape
- cloudscapes
- cloudward
- cloudwards
- cloudy
- cloudy amber
- cloudy swelling
- cloudy-winged whitefly