diethyl ether
diethyl ether noun: a clear, colorless, highly flammable liquid with a low boiling point and chemical formula CH₃-CH₂-O-CH₂-CH₃. Used as a solvent and in the past as a general anesthetic.
Noun
diethyl ether (uncountable)
- A clear, colorless, highly flammable liquid with a low boiling point and chemical formula CH₃-CH₂-O-CH₂-CH₃. Used as a solvent and in the past as a general anesthetic.
- Volatiles of kecap manis and its raw materials were extracted using Likens-Nickerson apparatus with diethyl ether as the extraction solvent. The extracts were then dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate, concentrated using a rotary evaporator followed by flushing using nitrogen until the volume was...1997, A. J. Taylor, D. S. Mothram, editors, Flavour Science: Recent Developments, Elsevier, →ISBN, page 63
- Synonyms:
- ether, ethoxyethane, ethyl ether, ethyl oxide
diethyl ether meaning in Persian
diethyl ether in Persian
- diethyl ether
- دیاتیل اتر di-etil eter
Synonyms of diethyl ether
Questions about diethyl ether
- What does diethyl ether mean?
- Diethyl ether means a clear, colorless, highly flammable liquid with a low boiling point and chemical formula CH₃-CH₂-O-CH₂-CH₃. Used as a solvent and in the past as a general anesthetic.
- What is diethyl ether in Persian?
- Diethyl ether in Persian is دیاتیل اتر (di-etil eter). See Diethyl ether meaning in Persian.
- What part of speech is diethyl ether?
- Diethyl ether is a noun.
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