diethyl ether

[ dahy-eth-uhl ]

/ daɪˈɛθ əl /

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Origin of diethyl ether

First recorded in 1925–30; di-¹ + ethyl

Words nearby diethyl ether

dietetics, diethylacetal, diethylaminoethanol, diethylcarbamazine citrate, diethylene glycol, diethyl ether, diethylpropion, diethylstilbestrol, diethyltoluamide, diethyltryptamine, dietician

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How to use diethyl ether in a sentence

We would lack a human face as our symbol; we would exist in the ether of ideas with no concrete stake in the ground to tether us.
128 Years Old and Still a Looker: Happy Birthday to Lady Liberty|Elizabeth Mitchell|October 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A week does not pass without another set of economic numbers blasting through the ether.
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Users post a photo, add a question, and send it off into the ether to be answered.
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“It almost feels sometimes that Matilda is out in the ether,” she says.
‘Matilda’ Star Mara Wilson Reviews ‘Matilda the Musical’|Ramin Setoodeh|April 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST

But that particular sword of Damocles has floated off into the ether.
Obama’s Social Security Gambit|Michael Tomasky|April 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Their heads might have been turned upside-down, so absolutely did they tread upon blue ether.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
The metal is then removed, and washed successively with very dilute sodium hydroxid solution, alcohol, and ether.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Suddenly something cluttered up the airways—some sort of interference—and the mystery of the ether died away.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn|Margaret Penrose
It has the odour of thyme, is sparingly soluble in water, but very soluble in alcohol, ether and in alkaline solutions.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2|Various
It is very slightly soluble in water, but readily dissolves in alcohol and ether.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2|Various

British Dictionary definitions for diethyl ether

diethyl ether

/ (daɪˈɛθɪl) /

noun

a formal name for ether (def. 1)

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Scientific definitions for diethyl ether

diethyl ether

[ dī-ĕth′əl ]

See ether.