diethyl ether

American  

[dahy-eth-uhl] / daɪˈɛθ əl /

noun

Chemistry.

1. ether.

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diethyl ether British  

/ daɪˈɛθɪl /

noun

1. a formal name for ether

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Etymology

Origin of diethyl ether

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

Example Sentences

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

It can be extracted from the organic solvent diethyl ether by washing with a polar solution like water.

From US News

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 Project Gutenberg

But when exposed to diethyl ether gas, the plant slumbers.

From Scientific American

Use of a second organic solvent, hexane, will not extract the isobutyric acid from the diethyl ether.

From US News