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Ethyl

This is a colorless, inflammable gas, of a specific gravity a little over 2 (air standard). Under a pressure of 24 atmospheres, at 37.5 Fahr., it assumes the form of a colorless ethereal liquid. It forms the basis of ether, which is oxide of ethyl; and of alcohol, which is the hydrated oxide of ethyl; its usefulness lays chiefly in its com-