ethoxy

ethoxy [e-thok-see] Word Origin noun Chemistry.

1. the radical C2H5O−.

Origin of ethoxy eth(yl) + oxy-2 ( + -(y)l)Also called eth·ox·yl [e-thok-sil] /ɛˈθɒk sɪl/. ethoxy in Medicine ethoxy [ĕ-thŏk′sē] n.

1. The univalent radical C2H5O.

adj.

1. Relating to or containing the ethoxy radical.