|ethə̇l|hek|sōik- noun
Etymology: ethyl + hexoic
: a colorless liquid acid CH 3 (CH 2 ) 3 CH(C 2 H 5 )COOH made synthetically and used in the form of its salts (as the cobalt or lead salt) chiefly as varnish driers; 2-ethyl-hexanoic acid
|ethə̇l|hek|sōik- noun
Etymology: ethyl + hexoic
: a colorless liquid acid CH 3 (CH 2 ) 3 CH(C 2 H 5 )COOH made synthetically and used in the form of its salts (as the cobalt or lead salt) chiefly as varnish driers; 2-ethyl-hexanoic acid
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012