Variant: also ethy · nyl
Pronunciation: e- ' th ī -n ə l, ' e-th ə - ˌ nil
Function: noun
Etymology: ethine ethyne + -yl
Date: 1929
: a monovalent unsaturated radical HC ≡ C – derived from acetylene by removal of one hydrogen atom
Variant: also ethy · nyl
Pronunciation: e- ' th ī -n ə l, ' e-th ə - ˌ nil
Function: noun
Etymology: ethine ethyne + -yl
Date: 1929
: a monovalent unsaturated radical HC ≡ C – derived from acetylene by removal of one hydrogen atom
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012