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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Ethylsulphuric

· Eth·yl·sul·phu·ric · IPA
01 a. Pertaining to, or containing, ethyl and sulphuric acid.
  1. 1.
    Pertaining to, or containing, ethyl and sulphuric acid.(Chem.)
Phrases & compounds
Ethylsulphuric acid — an acid sulphate of ethyl, H.C2H5.SO4, produced as a thick liquid by the action of sulphiric acid on alcohol. It appears to be the active catalytic agent in the process of etherification.