diethyl ether
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of diethyl ether
Example Sentences
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For example, when ethanol is treated with a limited amount of sulfuric acid and heated to 140 °C, diethyl ether and water are formed:
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
Common: The groups attached to the oxygen atom are both ethyl groups, so the common name would be diethyl ether.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
Due to its smaller size, ethanol exhibits weaker dispersion forces than diethyl ether.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
We still do not understand how it works, or why so many structurally unrelated chemicals – diethyl ether, chloroform, halothane, isoflurane, and even the inert noble gas xenon – all knock out animals equally well.
From Scientific American • Jan. 28, 2018
I picked out the pungent, aromatic odor of toluene and the hospital smell of diethyl ether, and I thought I could detect the heavy odor of lauryl alcohol.
From The Professional Approach by Schoenherr, John
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