divinyl ether
- noun
- /ˌdaɪˈvaɪnəl ˈiːθər/
- Specialized
:
éter divinílico
- The anesthesiologist administered divinyl ether to induce unconsciousness before the operation.
Examples
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Due to its flammability, divinyl ether is no longer commonly used in modern medicine.
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Many anesthetics have been replaced by safer alternatives, but divinyl ether was popular in the past.
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Researchers studied the effects of divinyl ether as an alternative to other anesthesia agents.
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The laboratory used divinyl ether in their experiments.
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In the past, divinyl ether was frequently used as an inhalation anesthetic during surgeries.
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The volatile nature of divinyl ether makes it dangerous to handle without proper precautions.
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Doctors once preferred divinyl ether for anesthesia, but it has been largely phased out due to safety concerns.
Synonyms
32
7.9
A colorless liquid once used to make people sleep during operations
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8.4
A clear, strong-smelling liquid once used to make patients sleep during surgery
A clear, very flammable liquid once breathed in to make people sleep for surgery
A clear liquid that catches fire easily, once used to make people sleep for operations and as a lab solvent
A clear, very flammable liquid once used to make people sleep during surgery and to dissolve chemicals
A clear liquid that catches fire easily and was used to make people sleep during surgery and to dissolve substances
A liquid chemical also called chloroform, once used to make people sleep during surgery
Surface Forms
Morphology
divinyl + ether
The compound is a modifier+head chemical name: if a learner knows 'divinyl' (two vinyl groups) and 'ether' (a flammable ether), they can infer it denotes a specific ether molecule bearing vinyl groups, so the basic referent is compositional. However, the precise properties and historical use as an inhalation anesthetic are specialist details not predictable from the parts alone, so the overall meaning is only partly transparent to a general B1 learner.
Etymology
Divinyl ether — The chemical name divinyl ether describes how the chemical is built: divinyl means 'two vinyl parts' and ether names a compound where those parts are joined by an oxygen, like two small arms connected by an oxygen 'bridge'. So the name points to a specific substance: a very light, highly flammable liquid that was once used as an 'anesthetic' to make people sleep for surgery.