triethyl en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *áitʰō Ancient Greek αἴθω (aíthō) ▲ Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.? Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr)der. Latin aethērbor. German Äther German Ether Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Ethylbor. English ethyl English triethyl From tri- + ethyl.
Meanings
- (in-compounds, uncountable) Three ethyl groups in a compound
Deriveds
triethylborane · triethylammonium · triethylgallium · triethylaluminum · triethylaluminium · triethylboron · cetyltriethylammonium