ethyl ether

Definition of ethyl ether

: ether sense 2a

Examples of ethyl ether in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Some of the benzene that hadn't already soaked into the ground burned up, along with cars containing ethyl ether and acrylonitrile, a volatile compound used to make plastics and acrylic fibers. — Dennis Pillion, AL.com, "Alabama site off EPA Superfund list 52 years after chemical spill," 6 Jan. 2018

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ethylenic isomerism

ethylhexoic acid

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“Ethyl ether.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ethyl%20ether. Accessed 15 December 2019.

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