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diethyl ether

[ dahy-eth-uhl ]
/ daɪˈɛθ əl /

noun Chemistry.

ether (def. 1).

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Origin of diethyl ether

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

Words nearby diethyl ether

diethylacetal, diethylaminoethanol, diethylcarbamazine citrate, diethylene glycol, diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid, diethyl ether, diethylpropion, diethylstilbestrol, diethyltoluamide, diethyltryptamine, dietician
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British Dictionary definitions for diethyl ether

diethyl ether
/ (daɪˈɛθɪl) /

noun

a formal name for ether (def. 1)
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Medical definitions for diethyl ether

diethyl ether
[ dī-ĕth′əl ]

n.

A pungent, volatile, highly flammable liquid derived from the distillation of ethyl alcohol with sulfuric acid and widely used as an inhalation anesthetic.ethyl ether ethyl oxide sulfuric ether
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Scientific definitions for diethyl ether

diethyl ether
[ dī-ĕth′əl ]

See ether.
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