ethylate

[ eth-uh-leyt ]
/ ˈɛθ əˌleɪt /
Chemistry

verb (used with object), eth·yl·at·ed, eth·yl·at·ing.

to introduce one or more ethyl groups into (a compound).

noun

Also called ethoxide. a metallic derivative of ethyl alcohol, as potassium ethylate, KOC2H5.

Origin of ethylate

First recorded in 1860–65; ethyl + -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM ethylate

eth·yl·a·tion, noun un·eth·yl·at·ed, adjective

Words nearby ethylate

ethyl nitrite spirit, ethyl oxide, ethyl sulfide, ethyl urethane, ethylamine, ethylate, ethylbenzene, ethyldichloroarsine, ethylenation, ethylene, ethylene alcohol

British Dictionary definitions for ethylate

ethylate
/ (ˈɛθɪˌleɪt) /

verb

to undergo or cause to undergo a chemical reaction in which an ethyl group is introduced into a molecule

noun

another name for an ethoxide

Derived forms of ethylate

ethylation, noun

Medical definitions for ethylate

ethylate
[ ĕth′ə-lāt′ ]

n.

A compound in which the hydrogen of the hydroxyl group of an alcohol is replaced by a metallic atom, usually sodium or potassium.

v.

To introduce the ethyl group into a compound.

Other words from ethylate

eth′yl•a′tion n.