vinyl ether
noun Pharmacology.
a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble liquid, C4H6O, used as an inhalation anesthetic.
Words nearby vinyl ether
viny, vinyl, vinyl acetate, vinyl alcohol, vinyl chloride, vinyl ether, vinyl group, vinyl polymer, vinylacetylene, vinylate, vinylation
Origin of vinyl ether
First recorded in 1935–40
Also called divinyl ether.
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Medical definitions for vinyl ether
vinyl ether
n.
divinyl ether
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