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petroleum ether

petroleum ether noun: a volatile petroleum fraction, usually available in a number of fractions boiling between 40°C and 140°C, and used as a solvent in the laboratory and industry.

Noun

petroleum ether

  1. A volatile petroleum fraction, usually available in a number of fractions boiling between 40°C and 140°C, and used as a solvent in the laboratory and industry.

petroleum ether meaning in Tamil

petroleum ether in Tamil

பெட்ரோலியம் ஈதர், பெற்றோலியவீதர்

Synonyms of petroleum ether

Questions about petroleum ether

What does petroleum ether mean?
Petroleum ether means a volatile petroleum fraction, usually available in a number of fractions boiling between 40°C and 140°C, and used as a solvent in the laboratory and industry.
What is petroleum ether in Tamil?
Petroleum ether in Tamil is பெட்ரோலியம் ஈதர், பெற்றோலியவீதர். See Petroleum ether meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is petroleum ether?
Petroleum ether is a noun.

Words near petroleum ether in the dictionary

  1. petroleous
  2. petroleum
  3. petroleum coke
  4. petroleum cokes
  5. Petroleum County
  6. petroleum ether
  7. petroleum flies
  8. petroleum fly
  9. petroleum jellies
  10. petroleum jelly
  11. petroleum product

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