petroleum ether

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Noun

petroleum ether

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

Usage notes
  • This material is not an ether in the chemical sense.

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