“diethyl”

The following 6 entries include the term diethyl.

diethyl ether

noun

: ether sense 2a

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diethyl zinc

noun

: a volatile pyrophoric liquid compound C4H10Zn used especially to catalyze polymerization and to deacidify paper

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diethyl ketone

noun

: pentanone sense b

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diethyl phthalate

noun

: a colorless liquid ester C6H4(COOC2H5)2 used chiefly as a solvent and plasticizer

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diethyl sulfate

noun

: the ethyl sulfate (C2H5)2SO4

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diethyl toluamide

noun

: deet

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