diethyl carbonate

noun

an ester of carbonic acid and ethanol with the formula OC(OCH₂CH₃)₂

Meanings

noundiethyl carbonate (plural diethyl carbonates)

plural diethyl carbonates

  1. chemistryan ester of carbonic acid and ethanol with the formula OC(OCH₂CH₃)₂
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