diethyl

From di- +‎ ethyl.

• IPA^(key): /daɪˈɛθɪl/

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diethyl (countable and uncountable, plural diethyls)

1. (organic chemistry) Two ethyl groups attached to the same molecule.

• James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Diethyl”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume III (D–E), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 339, column 2.