ethal

See also: éthal

English

Alternative forms

• aethal

Etymology

From ether + alcohol. Compare French éthal.

Noun

ethal (uncountable)

1. (obsolete, organic chemistry) cetyl alcohol

Related terms

• ethalic

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “ethal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Anagrams

• Leath, athel, hatel, lathe