nitrous ether

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Origin of nitrous ether

First recorded in 1805–15

Words nearby nitrous ether

nitrosylsulfuric, nitrosylsulfuric acid, nitrous, nitrous acid, nitrous bacteria, nitrous ether, nitrous oxide, nitroxanthic acid, nits-and-lice, Nitti, nitty

How to use nitrous ether in a sentence

Nitrous ether gradually distils over on the application of a gentle heat.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
It also acidifies by age, whilst pure nitrous ether remains neutral.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
This process is very productive and economical, and yields pure nitrous ether.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
Infusion of digitalis, with spirit of nitrous ether or with acetate of potassium, may also be used with advantage.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various

Ordinary nitrous ether dissolves in about 48 parts of water, and mixes in all proportions with alcohol and sulphuric ether.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley