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ethyl (ĕth`əl), CH3CH2, organic free radical free radical, in chemistry, a molecule or atom that contains an unpaired electron but is neither positively nor negatively charged. Free radicals are usually highly reactive and unstable.
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 or alkyl group alkyl group (ăl`kĭl), in chemistry, group of carbon and hydrogen atoms derived from an alkane molecule by removing one hydrogen atom
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 derived from ethane ethane (ĕth`ān), CH3CH3, gaseous hydrocarbon. It is a continuous-chain alkane .
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 by removing one hydrogen atom.
ethyl
of, consisting of, or containing the monovalent group C2H5-

ethyl [′eth·əl]
(organic chemistry)
The hydrocarbon radical C2H5.
Trade name for the tetraethyllead antiknock compound in gasoline.


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is the compelling biography of the American scientist who invented high-octane ethyl gasoline and freon refrigerants.
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