乙 (w)

(yǐ) second of 10 heavenly stems 十天干; second in order; letter "B" or roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方[yi3 fang1], as opposed to 甲方[jia3 fang1]); ethyl; bent; winding; radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5)

乙 (w)

(zhé) turning stroke (in Chinese characters); see also 折[zhe2]

乙丑 (w)

(yǐchǒu) second year B2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1985 or 2045

乙二醇 (w)

(yǐèrchún) glycol; ethylene glycol C2H4(OH)2 (antifreeze)

乙亥 (w)

(yǐhài) twelfth year B12 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1995 or 2055

乙卯 (w)

(yǐmǎo) fifty second year B4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1975 or 2035

乙型 (w)

(yǐxíng) type B; type II; beta-

乙型肝炎 (w)

(yǐxínggānyán) hepatitis B

乙型脑炎 (w)

(yǐxíngnǎoyán) meningitis B; epidemic encephalitis B; Japanese encephalitis

乙基 (w)

(yǐjī) ethyl group (chemistry)

乙太 (w)

(yǐtài) ether

乙太网路 (w)

(yǐtàiwǎnglù) Ethernet

乙巳 (w)

(yǐsì) forty second year B6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1965 or 2025

乙方 (w)

(yǐfāng) second party (law); see also 甲方[jia3 fang1]

乙未 (w)

(yǐwèi) thirty second year B8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1955 or 2015

乙氨基 (w)

(yǐānjī) ethylamino group

乙炔 (w)

(yǐquē) acetylene; ethyne C2H2

乙烯 (w)

(yǐxī) ethylene; vinyl

乙烯基 (w)

(yǐxījī) vinyl; vinyl group (chemistry)

乙烷 (w)

(yǐwán) ethane (C2H6)

乙状结肠 (w)

(yǐzhuàngjiécháng) sigmoid colon (anatomy); bent colon, linking the descending colon to the rectum

乙种 (w)

(yǐzhǒng) beta- or type 2

乙种促效剂 (w)

(yǐzhǒngcùxiàojì) beta-2 agonist

乙种射线 (w)

(yǐzhǒngshèxiàn) beta ray (electron stream from radioactive decay)

乙种粒子 (w)

(yǐzhǒnglìzǐ) beta particle (electron, esp. high speed electron emitted by radioactive nucleus)

乙肝 (w)

(yǐgān) hepatitis B

乙脑 (w)

(yǐnǎo) meningitis B; epidemic encephalitis B; Japanese encephalitis; abbr. for 乙型脑炎

乙酉 (w)

(yǐyǒu) twenty second year B10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2005 or 2065

乙酰 (w)

(yǐxiān) acetyl (chemistry)

乙酰胺吡咯烷酮 (w)

(yǐxiānànbǐluòwántóng) piracetam (C6H10N2O2)

乙酰胆碱 (w)

(yǐxiāndǎnjiǎn) acetylcholine ACh (amine related to vitamin B complex)

乙酸 (w)

(yǐsuān) acetic acid (CH3COOH); ethanoic acid

乙酸基 (w)

(yǐsuānjī) acetyl radical CH3COO-

乙酸根 (w)

(yǐsuāngēn) acetyl radical CH3COO-

乙酸盐 (w)

(yǐsuānyán) acetate CH3COO-

乙醇 (w)

(yǐchún) ethanol C2H5OH; same as alcohol 酒精

乙醇酸 (w)

(yǐchúnsuān) glycolic acid C2H4O3

乙醚 (w)

(yǐmí) ether; diethyl ether C2H5OC2H5

乙醛 (w)

(yǐquán) acetaldehyde H3CCHO; ethanal