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petroleum ether
noun
- a flammable, low-boiling hydrocarbon mixture produced by the fractional distillation of petroleum, used as a solvent.
petroleum ether
noun
- a volatile mixture of the higher alkane hydrocarbons, obtained as a fraction of petroleum and used as a solvent
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Word History and Origins
Origin of petroleum ether1
First recorded in 1865–70
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Example Sentences
The acid is then neutralized and the paraffine extracted by petroleum ether.
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Then add about 60 cubic centimeters of ether, petroleum ether or 86 degs.
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Petroleum ether, on the other hand, only slightly dissolves it in the cold, more on warming.
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On evaporation of the petroleum ether, the nitro-benzene is left, perhaps mixed with fatty matters.
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Petroleum ether dissolves it by the aid of heat, but the alkaloid separates in crystals on cooling.
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