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diethyl ether

DEFINITIONS OF: diethyl ether

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n a colorless volatile highly inflammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic

Synonyms:
divinyl ether, ether, ethoxyethane, ethyl ether, vinyl ether
Types:
Ethrane, enflurane
a nonflammable liquid (trade name Ethrane) used as an inhalation general anesthetic
Type of:
inhalation anaesthetic, inhalation anesthetic, inhalation general anaesthetic, inhalation general anesthetic
a gas that produces general anesthesia when inhaled
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