ethylate

[ eth-uh-leyt ]

/ ˈɛθ əˌleɪt /

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verb (used with object), eth·yl·at·ed, eth·yl·at·ing.

to introduce one or more ethyl groups into (a compound).

noun

Also called ethoxide. a metallic derivative of ethyl alcohol, as potassium ethylate, KOC2H5.

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Origin of ethylate

First recorded in 1860–65; ethyl + -ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM ethylate

eth·yl·a·tion, nounun·eth·yl·at·ed, adjective

Words nearby ethylate

ethyl, ethyl acetate, ethyl alcohol, ethylamine, ethyl aminobenzoate, ethylate, ethylbenzene, ethyl butyrate, ethyl caproate, ethyl carbamate, ethyl cellulose

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How to use ethylate in a sentence

They form unstable addition products with sodium ethylate or methylate.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7|Various
Prepared as Potassium ethylate, substituting sodium for potassium.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley
For the saponification we employ a solution of sodium ethylate in the cold.
Researches on Cellulose|C. F. Cross
Then a greenish white solid sublimed, and this was found to be aluminic ethylate.
The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877|Various

British Dictionary definitions for ethylate

ethylate

/ (ˈɛθɪˌleɪt) /

verb

to undergo or cause to undergo a chemical reaction in which an ethyl group is introduced into a molecule

noun

another name for an ethoxide

Derived forms of ethylate

ethylation, noun

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Medical definitions for ethylate

ethylate

[ ĕth′ə-lāt′ ]

A compound in which the hydrogen of the hydroxyl group of an alcohol is replaced by a metallic atom, usually sodium or potassium.

To introduce the ethyl group into a compound.

Other words from ethylate

eth′yl•a′tion n.