Ethylating

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ethylate \Eth"y*late\ ([e^]th"[i^]l*[asl]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     {Ethylated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ethylating}.] [From {Ethyl}.]
     (Chem.)
     To treat in such a way as to cause the introduction of one or
     more ethyl groups, {C2H5-}; as, to ethylate alcohol.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]