desethyl

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adjective

From which one or more ethyl groups have been removed

OriginEnglish ethyl ← German Ethy ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) →
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Meanings

adjectivedesethyl (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryFrom which one or more ethyl groups have been removed

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  3. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  4. Proto-Italic*dis-
  5. Latindis-
  6. Old Frenchdes-
  7. Latindis-
  8. Middle Englishdes-
  9. Englishdes-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eydʰ-
  11. Proto-Hellenic*áitʰō
  12. Ancient Greekαἴθω (aíthō)
  13. Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.?
  14. Ancient Greekαἰθήρ (aithḗr)
  15. Latinaethēr
  16. GermanÄther
  17. GermanEther
  18. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  19. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  20. GermanEthy
  21. Englishethyl
  22. Englishdesethyl

From des- + ethyl.

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APA

desethyl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desethyl

MLA

“desethyl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desethyl. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “desethyl,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desethyl.

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