ethyl

ethyl is a 5-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A monatomic, hydrocarbon radical, C2H5 of the paraffin series, forming the essential radical of ethane, and of common alcohol and ether. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 10 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A monatomic, hydrocarbon radical, C2H5 of the paraffin series, forming the essential radical of ethane, and of common alcohol and ether.
2. noun. the univalent hydrocarbon radical C2H5 derived from ethane by the removal of one hydrogen atom

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in ethyl:

lethy, lythe

Common word forms

ethyls

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