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vinyl ether

noun Pharmacology.

a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble liquid, C4H6O, used as an inhalation anesthetic.

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Also called divinyl ether.

Origin of vinyl ether

First recorded in 1935–40

Words nearby vinyl ether

vinyl alcohol, vinylate, vinylation, vinylbenzene, vinyl chloride, vinyl ether, vinylethylene, vinylethyl ether, vinyl group, vinylidene, vinylidene chloride
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Medical definitions for vinyl ether

vinyl ether

n.

divinyl ether
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