etherification
etherification noun: the process of making an ether, especially the removal of alcohols from petroleum products by reacting with sulfuric acid.
Noun
etherification (countable and uncountable, plural etherifications)
- The process of making an ether, especially the removal of alcohols from petroleum products by reacting with sulfuric acid.
- The particular kind of tritorium which facilitated the etherification of phosphoric acid, and is applicable to many other chemical operations, affords the means of practising the operation just now proposed, as follows.1809, Mr. Boullay, “On Sulphuric Ether, and on the Preparation of it”, in The Repertory Of Arts And Manufactures
etherification meaning in Tamil
etherification in Tamil
- ஈதராக்கல்
Forms of etherification
| plural | etherifications |
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Origin of etherification
From ether + -ification.
Words formed from etherification
Questions about etherification
- What does etherification mean?
- Etherification means the process of making an ether, especially the removal of alcohols from petroleum products by reacting with sulfuric acid.
- What is etherification in Tamil?
- Etherification in Tamil is ஈதராக்கல். See Etherification meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is etherification?
- Etherification is a noun.
- What is the plural of etherification?
- The plural of etherification is etherifications.
Words near etherification in the dictionary
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