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A monatomic, hydrocarbon radical, C2H5 of the paraffin series, forming the essential radical of ethane, and of common alcohol and ether.

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  1. n. A monatomic, hydrocarbon radical, C2H5 of the paraffin series, forming the essential radical of ethane, and of common alcohol and ether.
  2. n. the univalent hydrocarbon radical C2H5 derived from ethane by the removal of one hydrogen atom
  3. A monatomic, hydrocarbon radical, C2H5 of the paraffin series, forming the essential radical of ethane, and of common alcohol and ether. Ethyl aldehyde. (Chem.) See Aldehyde.
  4. A monatomic, hydrocarbon radical, C2H5 of the paraffin series,forming the essential radical of ethane, and of common alcohol andether. Ethyl aldehyde. (Chem.) See Aldehyde.
  5. n:100 n. the univalent hydrocarbon radical C2H5 derived from ethane by the removal of one hydrogen atom