Definition of Ethoxy

1. Noun. (organic chemistry) The univalent radical CH3CH2O- derived from ethanol ¹

2. Adjective. (organic chemistry) Describing any compound derived from this radical ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ethoxy

1. ethoxyl [n -OXIES] - See also: ethoxyl

Medical Definition of Ethoxy

1. The monovalent radical, CH3CH2O-. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ethoxy

ethomoxane
ethopabate
ethopharmacology
ethopoetic
ethopropazine hydrochloride
ethos
ethosed
ethoses
ethosuximide
ethotoin
ethotrimeprazine
ethoxazene hydrochloride
ethoxide
ethoxides
ethoxies
ethoxy (current term)
ethoxybutamoxane
ethoxyethane
ethoxyethanes
ethoxyethanol
ethoxyl
ethoxylate
ethoxylated
ethoxylates
ethoxylating
ethoxylation
ethoxylations
ethoxyls
ethoxyquin
ethoxys

Literary usage of Ethoxy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Chemical News and Journal of Industrial ScienceChemistry (1899)
"... and ethoxy-propionic acids, as well as ethylic methoxy- and ... ethoxy-propionates, were prepared ; the molecular rotations of the anhydrous acids were ..."

2. The Electrical Conductivity and Ionization Constants of Organic Compounds: A by Heyward Scudder (1914)
"A at 25°, Л(32) = 67.2, (1024) = 78.6; 1367. o-ethoxy-benzoic acid. ... In HC1, good cond.; 1897. a-ethoxy-propionic acid. (Ethyl-lactic acid. ..."

3. Review of American Chemical Research by Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Arthur Amos Noyes, William Albert Noyes (1904)
"1-Phenyl-j-ethoxy-^-methyl-^-triazoline^ from the sodium salt of the 3-ethoxy body and methyl iodide, or from the free 3-ethoxy body and diazomethane, ..."

4. Organic Compounds of Mercury by Frank Clifford Whitmore (1921)
"... ammonia and hydrogen sulfide the C — Hg bond is broken and p-ethoxy ... When treated with sodium hydroxide and hydrogen sulfide, it gives p-ethoxy ..."

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