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ethinyl

ethinyl

9.5
A small chemical group often added to hormones and other medicines to change how they work
  • noun
  • /ˈɛθɪnɪl/
  • Specialized
: grupo etínilo
  • Researchers studied the effects of ethinyl compounds in hormone therapy.
  • ethinyl estradiol

Examples

  • The drug contains an ethinyl group that enhances its effectiveness.

  • The presence of the ethinyl group increases the stability of the medication.

  • The contraceptive contains a synthetic estrogen called ethinyl estradiol.

  • Many medications include ethinyls in their chemical structure.

  • Researchers synthesized a new medication using an ethinyl group to enhance its effectiveness.

  • The drug contains an ethinyl radical that plays a crucial role in its therapeutic action.

  • In pharmaceutical chemistry, the incorporation of an ethinyl group can significantly alter a compound's properties.

Surface Forms

ethinyl singular
ethinyls plural

Etymology

Ethinyl comes from eth- ('two-carbon', as in ethanol) plus -inyl, like vinyl, meaning 'an attached group'. So an ethinyl is 'a small two-carbon group attached to a molecule', which is why this group is named and why it can change a medicine's behavior.