Oxoethyl

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any radical formed by substitution of an oxygen atom (as a carbonyl group) for two hydrogen atoms of an ethyl radical especially, in-compounds, uncountable

Etymology

From oxo- + ethyl.

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