ethylate

American  

[eth-uh-leyt] / ˈɛθ əˌleɪt /

verb (used with object)

ethylated, ethylating

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

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noun

1. Also called ethoxide.  a metallic derivative of ethyl alcohol, as potassium ethylate, KOC 2 H 5 .

ethylate British  

/ ˈɛθɪˌleɪt /

verb

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

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noun

1. another name for an ethoxide

Other Word Forms

• ethylation
  noun
• unethylated
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of ethylate

First recorded in 1860–65; ethyl + -ate ¹

Example Sentences

For the saponification we employ a solution of sodium ethylate in the cold.

From Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900 by Cross, C. F.

L. Claisen, whose views are now accepted, studied the reactions of sodium ethylate and showed that if sodium ethylate be used in place of sodium in the above reaction the same result is obtained.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

Potassium ethyl carbonate, KO�CO�OC2H5, is obtained in the form of pearly scales when carbon dioxide is passed into an alcoholic solution of potassium ethylate, CO2 + KOC2H5 = KO�CO�OC2H5.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various

They form unstable addition products with sodium ethylate or methylate.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various

Then a greenish white solid sublimed, and this was found to be aluminic ethylate.

From The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 by Various