diethyl ether

[ dahy-eth-uh l ]
/ daɪˈɛθ əl /

noun Chemistry.

ether(def 1).

Origin of diethyl ether

First recorded in 1925–30; di-1 + ethyl

Words nearby diethyl ether

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British Dictionary definitions for diethyl ether

diethyl ether
/ (daɪˈɛθɪl) /

noun

a formal name for ether (def. 1)

Medical definitions for diethyl ether

diethyl ether
[ dī-ĕth′əl ]

n.

A pungent, volatile, highly flammable liquid derived from the distillation of ethyl alcohol with sulfuric acid and widely used as an inhalation anesthetic. ethyl ether ethyl oxide sulfuric ether

Scientific definitions for diethyl ether

diethyl ether
[ dī-ĕth′əl ]

See ether.