English

ethyllithium

ethyl + lithium

A compound of ethyl + lithium

Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη ‘wood’

German Ethyl

English ethyl

Ancient Greek λίθος ‘stone’

New Latin lithium

English lithium

Today it means

noun an organolithium compound with the chemical formula C₂H₅Li.

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