diethyl ether

daɪˈɛθ.əl ˈiː.θər

Definition

Definition of diethyl ether - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

chemistry medicine

TECH.

clear colorless liquid used as a solvent or anesthetic

TECH.

Diethyl ether was used as an anesthetic in old surgeries.
The lab stored diethyl ether in a flammable cabinet.
Diethyl ether evaporated quickly under the heat.

ether

ethoxyethane

sulfuric

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Expressions with ether

in the ether

adv.

existing in a place that cannot be seen or touched

Her words seemed to hang in the ether.

crown ether

macrocyclic compound with repeating -CH₂CH₂O- units

Crown ethers are used to complex metal ions.

dimethyl ether

colorless gas that is the simplest ether from methanol

Dimethyl ether is used as a propellant in aerosol cans.

ethyl ether

liquid made from ethanol, often used as a laboratory solvent

Ethyl ether is used as a solvent in chemistry labs.

methyl tert-butyl ether

organic compound used to boost gasoline octane

Methyl tert-butyl ether is added to gasoline to improve performance.

petroleum ether

volatile petroleum fraction used as a solvent

Petroleum ether is used to dissolve oils.

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French:éther diéthylique, ...
German:Diethylether, ...
Italian:etere dietilico, ...
Spanish:éter dietílico, ...
Portuguese:éter etílico, ...
Chinese:乙醚, ...
Japanese:ジエチルエーテル, ...
Arabic:إِيثَر ثُنَائِي الإِيثِيل, ...
Hebrew:דִּיאַתִיל אֶתֵּר, ...
Russian:диэтиловый эфир, ...
Ukrainian:діетиловий ефір, ...
Hindi:डायएथिल ईथर, ...
Bengali:ডাইইথাইল ইথার, ...
Catalan:èter dietílic, ...
Czech:dietyléter, ...
Danish:dietylether, ...
Dutch:di-ethylether, ...
Greek:διαιθυλαιθέρας, ...
Hungarian:dietil-éter, ...
Khmer:ឌីអេទីលអេតឺរ, ...
Korean:디에틸 에테르, ...
Persian:اتر دی‌اتیل, ...
Polish:eter dietylowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):éter etílico, ...
Romanian:eter dietilic, ...
Swedish:dietyleter, ...
Thai:ไดเอทิลอีเทอร์, ...
Turkish:dietil eter, ...
Vietnamese:ete dietyl, ...

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