vinyl ether

American

noun

Pharmacology.

a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 4 H 6 O, used as an inhalation anesthetic.

Etymology

Origin of vinyl ether

First recorded in 1935–40

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Sequel in Jerusalem � Tested on humans for the first time, trifluoroethyl vinyl ether turned out to be a promising new anesthetic.

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