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to etherify

to etherify

1 9.9
To change an alcohol into an ether using a chemical reaction
  • verb
  • /ˈiːθərɪfaɪ/
  • Specialized
: éterificar
  • It is important to etherify the alcohol completely for the reaction to succeed.

Examples

  • The chemist managed to etherify the compound by following a modified procedure.

  • The chemist etherifies various compounds regularly.

  • Researchers must take safety precautions when they etherify substances in the lab.

  • We will etherify the alcohol in the lab.

  • It is important to etherify the alcohol completely for the reaction to succeed.

  • Researchers must take safety precautions when they etherify substances in the lab.

  • The chemist managed to etherify the compound by following a modified procedure.

Surface Forms

etherify infinitive
etherified past
etherified past participle
etherifying present participle
etherifies third person singular

Morphology

etherify = ether (transparent) = ether + ify

Formed by adding the productive verb-forming suffix '-ify' to 'ether', so the meaning 'make into an ether' is directly derived.

Etymology

The word etherify comes from ether, the name of a chemical that long ago meant 'upper air', and the ending -ify, which means 'to make'. So, etherify means 'to make' something into an ether, as in a chemical reaction.