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petroleum ether
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noun
a flammable, low-boiling hydrocarbon mixture produced by the fractional distillation of petroleum, used as a solvent.
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Origin of petroleum ether
First recorded in 1865–70
Words nearby petroleum ether
petrolatum, petrol bomb, petrolene, petrol engine, petroleum, petroleum ether, petroleum jelly, petrolhead, petrolic, petroliferous, Petrolina
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British Dictionary definitions for petroleum ether
petroleum ether
noun
a volatile mixture of the higher alkane hydrocarbons, obtained as a fraction of petroleum and used as a solvent
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