Adjacent Words
EthraneEthril
Ethule
ethyl
ethyl acetate
ethyl alcohol
ethyl aldehyde
ethyl aminobenzoate
ethyl carbamine
ethyl cellulose
ethyl chloride
ethyl disulphide
ethyl ether
ethyl group
ethyl pyridine
ethyl radical
Ethylamine
Ethylate
Ethylated
Ethylating
ethylbenzene
ethylene
ethylene dibromide
ethylene glycol
ethylene oxide
Ethylene series
ethylene tetrachloride
ethylenediaminetetraacetate
Full-text Search for "ethyl oxide"
1680
ethyl oxide definitions
|
| Tweet |
|
|---|
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
2. Supposed matter above the air; the air itself. 3. (Chem.) (a) A light, volatile, mobile, inflammable liquid, (C2H5)2O, of a characteristic aromatic odor, obtained by the distillation of alcohol with sulphuric acid, and hence called also sulphuric ether. It is powerful solvent of fats, resins, and pyroxylin, but finds its chief use as an an[ae]sthetic. Called also ethyl oxide.
