ethoxide

ethoxide [eth-ok-sahyd] Word Origin noun Chemistry.

1. ethylate.

Origin of ethoxide eth(yl) + oxide British Dictionary definitions for ethoxide ethoxide noun

1. any of a class of saltlike compounds with the formula MOC 2 H 5, where M is a metal atomAlso called: ethylate

Word Origin for ethoxide C20: from ethox (yl) (from eth (yl) + ox (ygen) + -yl) + -ide