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diethyl

US

/ˌdaɪˈɛθɪl/

UK

/ˌdaɪˈɛθɪl/

Meaning

A chemical combining form indicating that a molecule contains two ethyl groups.

रसायन के नाम में यह बताता है कि अणु में दो एथिल समूह मौजूद हैं।

Examples

“Diethyl ether contains two ethyl groups attached to an oxygen atom.”

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“The label identifies the substance as diethyl carbonate.”

compound name

“Diethylamine has two ethyl groups attached to a nitrogen atom.”

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Useful patterns

Use before another chemical name element: diethyl ether.In chemical names, diethyl indicates two ethyl groups.Compare diethyl with triethyl, which indicates three ethyl groups.Usually appears as part of a compound name, not as a standalone noun.

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Word family

diethylamine(noun)
diethyl ether(noun)

Common collocations

diethyl etherdiethylaminediethyl carbonatediethyl malonatediethyl sulfatediethyl phthalate

Common mistakes

Not natural: Diethyl is the name of the whole substance.

Better: Diethyl ether is the name of the substance.

Diethyl indicates two ethyl groups; it usually needs another element to complete a compound name.

Diethyl दो एथिल समूहों का संकेत देता है; आम तौर पर पूरा यौगिक-नाम बनाने के लिए इसके साथ दूसरा नामांश चाहिए।

Not natural: Diethylamine is an ether.

Better: Diethylamine is an amine.

The ending identifies the compound class: diethylamine is an amine, not an ether.

नाम का आख़िरी हिस्सा यौगिक का वर्ग बताता है: diethylamine एक amine है, ether नहीं।

Learner tip

Treat diethyl as a name element, not usually a complete substance name; it signals two ethyl groups in a molecule.

Diethyl को आम तौर पर पूरा पदार्थ-नाम नहीं, बल्कि नाम का हिस्सा समझें; यह अणु में दो एथिल समूह बताता है।

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In a chemical name, what does diethyl indicate?

रासायनिक नाम में diethyl किस बात का संकेत देता है?