Ethyl
ETHYL, in chemistry, the name given to the alkyl radical C2H5. The compounds containing this radical are treated under other headings; the hydride is better known as ethane, the alcohol, C2H5OH, is the ordinary alcohol of commerce, and the oxide (C2H5)2O is ordinary ether.
Note - this article incorporates content from Encyclopaedia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, (1910-1911)
