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noun
A clear, colorless, highly flammable liquid with a low boiling point and chemical formula CH3-CH2-O-CH2-CH3. Used as a solvent and in the past as a general anesthetic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
a colorless volatile highly inflammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: ether, ethoxyethane, divinyl ether, vinyl ether, ethyl ether
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: inhalation anesthetic, inhalation anaesthetic, inhalation general anesthetic, inhalation general anaesthetic
Narrower terms: enflurane, Ethrane
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