Ethylsulphuric \Eth`yl*sul*phu"ric\a. (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or containing, ethyl and sulphuric acid.
[1913 Webster]
{Ethylsulphuric acid} (Chem.), 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.
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