ether
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8.3
- noun
- /ˈiːθər/
- Specialized
:
éter
- Currently, methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) is the most commonly used oxygenate in blended gasoline.
- methyl tert-butyl ether
- diphenyl ether
- tert-butyl ether
It was made with ether and rather fluffy big, looked like big footballs twisted on the end and only the rich people were doing it.
- It was made with ether and rather fluffy big, looked like big footballs twisted on the end and only the rich people were doing it.
Examples
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Ethanol and methyl tertiary-butyl ether, or MTBE, have been used as oxygenates of gasoline (i.e., as additives that increase oxygen content).
Academic text (2006) -
The polymer used as a thickener excipient was Natrosol (hydroxyethylcellulose), which is a cellulose ether derivative.
Academic text (2018) -
It's just that there's ether in the glue we use to attach the electrodes.
Fiction book (1997) -
The powder is then poured into a glass jar or plastic bottle, and ether obtained from four cans of starter fluid is added.
Academic text (2006) -
The estimation of the fat content of the samples was carried out in a Soxhlet apparatus using petroleum ether.
Academic text (2014) -
The acetone was extracted with cold petroleum ether, the phases separated by centrifugation, and the ether phase discarded.
Academic text (1998) -
First, you know that phenyl acetate is soluble in diethyl ether and that diethyl ether is insoluble in water.
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But this past year, many states have begun phasing out the use of methyl tertiary butyl ether, or MTBE, a fuel additive intended to reduce smog-forming emissions.
Academic text (2004) -
In the laboratory, we used ether as a solvent to extract essential oils from the plant samples.
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The chemist explained that ether is often used in reactions requiring a non-polar solvent.
Idioms
Compounds
- Archaic
A clear, very flammable liquid once used to make people sleep during surgery and to dissolve chemicals
- Specialized
A colorless, very flammable liquid once used to make patients unconscious by breathing it
- Archaic
A clear liquid that catches fire easily and was used to make people sleep during surgery and to dissolve substances
- Archaic
A clear, very flammable liquid once breathed in to make people sleep for surgery
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ether became the name for a class of chemicals because the first of them was a very light, fast-evaporating liquid that seemed like a fine 'spirit' in the air. Chemists kept the name ethers for these compounds, so the chemical term links back to the old idea of ether as something light and airy.