n. [ Gr. &unr_; olive oil, oil + yl. ] (Chem.) Olefiant gas or ethylene; -- so called by Berzelius from its forming an oil combining with chlorine. [ Written also elayle. ] See Ethylene. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. electronic mail; a digitally encoded message sent from one computer to another through an electronic communications medium, especially by means of a computer network. Syn. -- electronic mail. [ PJC ]
v. t. [ imp. & p. p. E-mailed p. pr. & vb. n. E-mailing. ] to send (an e-mail message) to someone; as, I emailed the article to the editor; she emailed me her report. Syn. -- mail electronically. [ WordNet 1.5 ]