phenylethyl

P3H4E1N1Y4L1E1T1H4Y4L1

noun

Any phenyl derivative of an ethyl group.

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

nounphenylethyl (plural phenylethyls)

plural phenylethyls

  1. in compoundschemistryAny phenyl derivative of an ethyl group.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰh₂nyéti
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáňňō
  4. Ancient Greekφαίνω (phaínō)
  5. Frenchphéno-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  7. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  8. Frenchphényle
  9. Englishphenyl
  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. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  19. GermanEthy
  20. Englishethyl
  21. Englishphenylethyl

From phenyl + ethyl.

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APA

phenylethyl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phenylethyl

MLA

“phenylethyl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phenylethyl. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phenylethyl,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phenylethyl.

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