Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

diethyl ether

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables: di-ethyl ether
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Volatiles of kecap manis and its raw materials were extracted using Likens-Nickerson apparatus with diethyl ether as the extraction solvent. The extracts were then dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate, concentrated using a rotary evaporator followed by flushing using nitrogen until the volume was about 0.5 ml."

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

ether ethoxyethane ethyl ether ethyl oxide divinyl ether vinyl ether

Questions

What does diethyl ether mean?: 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.

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