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ethyl ether

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noun

  1. a more formal name for ether

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The ethyl ether liquid then pushes up through the tube and into the head, causing the bird to duck downward.

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Much of the ethyl ether was manufactured in Brazil.

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It is a colourless pleasant-smelling liquid which boils at 154.3� C. Phenetol, phenyl ethyl ether, C6H5�O�C2H5, a liquid boiling at 172� C., may be obtained by similar methods.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various

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