Manufacturers add ethyl butyrate to their orange juice to make it taste fresher.
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Ethyl
//ˈɛθəl//
Synonyms for "ethyl" (28 found)
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Closest matches (6)
Strong matches (8)
Noun(4 words)
Related words (14)
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6 entriesTranslations
17 translations across 15 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- etil noun (C2H5)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 乙基 noun (C2H5)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 乙基 noun (C2H5)
Finnish
1 entries- etyyli noun (C2H5)
German
2 entries- Ethyl noun (C2H5)
- Äthyl noun (C2H5)
Greek
1 entries- αιθύλιο noun (C2H5)
Hungarian
1 entries- etil noun (C2H5)
Irish
1 entries- eitil noun (C2H5)
Italian
1 entries- etile noun (C2H5)
Polish
1 entries- etyl noun (C2H5)
Portuguese
2 entries- etila noun (C2H5)
- etilo noun (C2H5)
Russian
1 entries- эти́л noun (C2H5)
Spanish
1 entries- etilo noun (C2H5)
Swedish
1 entries- etyl noun (C2H5)
Turkish
1 entries- etil noun (C2H5)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
Ethyl carbamate (also called urethane) can form during the fermentation and storage of foods and beverages that naturally contain nitrogen-rich compounds such as urea, citrulline, and cyanate.
Source: tatoeba (12141703)
R. Jeeves: In my experience, ladies who spell Gladys with a W are seldom noted for their reliability, sir. It gives them romantic notions. B.W. Wooster: With a W, Jeeves? No, no, no, no. You spell it with a G. R. Jeeves: If I might draw your attention to the signature on the portrait, sir. B.W. Wooster: Good Lord! G-W? R. Jeeves: I blame Alfred Lord Tennyson and his Idylls of the King. It also accounts for Kathryn, Ysabel, and Ethyl, all spelt with a Y, but Gwladys is a particularly virulent form, sir.
Source: wiktionary
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