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diethyl ether

[ dahy-eth-uh l ]
/ daɪˈɛθ əl /

noun Chemistry.

ether(def 1).

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Origin of diethyl ether

First recorded in 1925–30; di-1 + ethyl
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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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Medicine 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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Science definitions for diethyl ether

diethyl ether

[ dī-ĕth′əl ]

See ether.
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