Describing a chemical compound containing two ethyl groups; used in names of organic chemicals.
From 'di-' (two) + 'ethyl' (a hydrocarbon group derived from ethane). Used as a prefix or descriptor in chemical nomenclature.
Diethyl compounds appear everywhere in the chemical world—diethyl ether was used as an anesthetic in surgery before better options were discovered, and diethylamide is the psychoactive component of LSD.
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