ethylate

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verb

To react with an ethyl compound so as to introduce one or more ethyl groups into a compound

OriginEnglish ethyl ← German Ethy →
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Meanings

verbethylate (third-person singular simple present ethylates, present participle ethylating, simple past and past participle ethylated)

present singular third person ethylates · participle present ethylating · participle past ethylated · past ethylated

  1. transitivechemistryTo react with an ethyl compound so as to introduce one or more ethyl groups into a compound

Origin

  1. GermanEthy
  2. Englishethyl
  3. Englishethylate

From ethyl + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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