ethylic

American

[e-thil-ik] / ɛˈθɪl ɪk /

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of the ethyl group.

Etymology

Origin of ethylic

First recorded in 1865–70; ethyl + -ic

Example Sentences

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During the reaction, large quantities of volatile oxidation products of alcohol, such as aldehyde, ethylic nitrate, &c., are evolved from the boiling liquid, whilst others, such as glycollic acid, remain in solution.

From Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise by Sanford, P. Gerald (Percy Gerald)

Purified ether from which the ethylic alcohol has been removed by washing with distilled water, and most of the water by subsequent distillation in the presence of calcium chloride and lime.

From Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology by Robertson, W. G. Aitchison (William George Aitchison )

Hence ethylic alcohol of this strength is not suitable for distinguishing a sirup mixed with starch glucose from a straight sugar-house sirup.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 315, January 14, 1882 by Various

In my hands ethylic alcohol and other bodies of the same group; viz. methylic, propylic, butylic, and amylic alcohols were tested purely from the physiological point of view.

From Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say by Allen, Martha Meir

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