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Noun: diethyl ether
  1. A colourless volatile highly flammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anaesthetic
    - ether, ethoxyethane, divinyl ether, vinyl ether, ethyl ether

Derived forms: diethyl ethers

Type of: inhalation anaesthetic, inhalation anesthetic, inhalation general anaesthetic, inhalation general anesthetic

Encyclopedia: Diethyl ether