diethyl ether

See also: Diethylether and diéthyléther

English

Noun

diethyl ether (uncountable)

(organic chemistry) 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.

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diethyl ether

Chinese:
Mandarin: 乙醚 (zh) (yǐmí)
Esperanto: duetila etero
Finnish: dietyylieetteri (fi)
German: Diethylether (de) m
Greek: διαιθυλαιθέρας m (diaithylaithéras)

Italian: etere dietilico m
Japanese: ジエチルエーテル (jiechiruēteru)
Romanian: eter dietilic
Spanish: dietiléter m
Turkish: dietil eter (tr)

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