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(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any radical formed by substitution of an oxygen atom (as a carbonyl group) for two hydrogen atoms of an ethyl radical.
Use oxoethyl when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Oxoethyl means (organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any radical formed by substitution of an oxygen atom (as a carbonyl group) for two hydrogen atoms of an ethyl radical.
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