di·eth·yl zinc | \ (ˌ)dī-ˈe-thəl- 
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\Definition of diethyl zinc
: a volatile pyrophoric liquid compound C4H10Zn used especially to catalyze polymerization and to deacidify paper
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The first known use of diethyl zinc was in 1952
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