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
- in a small way
- in a snit
- in a state of denial
- in a state of grace
- in a state of shock
- in a stew
- in a sulk
- in a sweat
- in a tight corner
- in a trice
- in a twinkling
- in a twitter
- in a vacuum
- in a way
- in a wink
- in a word
- in a world of one's own
- in a/one sense
- in abeyance
- in absentia
- in abstracto
- in abundance
- in accord
- in accord with
- in accordance with