etherify

American

[ih-ther-uh-fahy, ee-ther-] / ɪˈθɛr əˌfaɪ, ˈi θər- /

verb (used with object)

Chemistry.

etherified, etherifying

to convert into an ether.

etherify British

/ ˈiːθərɪˌfaɪ, iːˈθɛrɪ- /

verb

(tr) to change (a compound, such as an alcohol) into an ether

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etherification

noun

Etymology

Origin of etherify

First recorded in 1855–60; ether + -ify

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etherified

A mixture of α- and β-glucose result, which are then etherified, and if the solution be neutralized before the β-form isomerizes and the solvent removed, a mixture of the α- and β-methyl ethers is obtained.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various

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