ethylated
|eth-yl-at-ed|
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/ˈɛθəˌleɪt/
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/ˈɛθəleɪt/
(ethylate)
introduce ethyl group
Etymology
'ethylated' originates from Modern English formation: base 'ethyl' + chemical suffix '-ate' (forming a verb) plus past tense suffix '-ed'.
'ethyl' comes from French 'éthyle', from Modern Latin 'ethylus', ultimately derived from Greek 'aithēr' (αἰθήρ, 'ether' or 'upper air'); the suffix '-ate' is a Late Latin/chemical formation used to form verbs and salts, and adding '-ed' produced the past/p.p. 'ethylated'.
Initially related to 'ether' or the ethyl radical in early chemistry; over time it came to mean specifically 'to add an ethyl group' or 'having an ethyl group attached' in modern chemical usage.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Verb 1
past tense or past participle form of 'ethylate' — to introduce an ethyl group (–C2H5) into a molecule; to alkylate with an ethyl group (chemistry).
The substrate was ethylated to improve its membrane permeability.
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Adjective 1
having been subjected to ethylation; bearing one or more ethyl groups (chemistry).
An ethylated derivative showed increased stability compared with the parent compound.
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