Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
butane . - noun A combining form used to indicate the presence of two ethyl radicals in the molecule of an organic compound.
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- noun organic chemistry Two
ethyl groups attached to the samemolecule .
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Examples
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If you are exposed to a hazardous chemical such as diethyl phthalate, several factors will determine whether harmful health effects will occur and what the type and severity of those health effects will be.
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Many fragrances contain diethyl phthalate, a chemical linked to sperm damage in adult men and abnormal reproductive development in baby boys.
Marcia G. Yerman: What Price Beauty? New Legislation Seeks Safety Regulations 2010
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Many fragrances contain diethyl phthalate, a chemical linked to sperm damage in adult men and abnormal reproductive development in baby boys.
Marcia G. Yerman: What Price Beauty? New Legislation Seeks Safety Regulations 2010
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Several agricultural innovations like 2,4-D weed spray and diethyl stilbestrol for cattle feeding were banned by federal agencies because of their carcinogenic consequences.
Diffusion of Innovations Everett M. Rogers 1995
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Then DES diethyl stilbestrol was banned for cattle feeding, as were antibiotic swine-feeding supplements and 2, 4, 5-D weed spray.
Diffusion of Innovations Everett M. Rogers 1995
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Unlike other phthalates such as di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, diethyl phthalate does not appear to affect the ability of male animals to father babies (see ATSDR toxicological profile for di [2-ethylhexyl phthalate] for more information on this chemical).
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In air, diethyl phthalate may break down into other products.
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However, diethyl phthalate will probably be rapidly decomposed by soil bacteria, so that little will be taken up into plants.
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But, his head in a cloud of diethyl-this and hexapenta-that, he doesn't know what it costs the university to supply him with a library, janitors, electricity, mowed grass and all the other extras that make a university -- and his lab-run.
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In lab experiments, SPAMS was tested against four types of materials terrorists might use - spores of a non-pathogenic strain of Bacillus anthracis (anthrax); diethyl phthalate (a nerve agent surrogate), natural cobalt powder (a surrogate for Cobalt 60 and other radioactive metals) and RDX (a high explosive).
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