ethyl acetate

See also: ethylacetate

English

Alternative forms

• ethylacetate

Noun

ethyl acetate (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) The ethyl ester of acetic acid; CH₃COOCH₂CH₃

Synonyms

• ethyl ethanoate
• ethyl ester
• acetic ester
• EtOAc
• EA

Translations

ethyl ester of acetic acid

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 乙酸乙酯 (jyut³ syun¹ jyut³ zi²), 醋酸乙酯 (cou³ syun¹ jyut³ zi²)

  Mandarin: 乙酸乙酯 (yǐsuānyǐzhǐ), 醋酸乙酯 (zh) (cùsuānyǐzhǐ)

• Finnish: etyyliasetaatti
• French: acétate d’éthyle m, éthanoate d’éthyle m
• Spanish: etanoato de etilo m, acetato de etilo m
• Swedish: etylacetat (sv) n