ethoxyethanen.
/ɪˌθɒksɪˈiːθeɪn/, /ɛˌθɒksɪˈɛθeɪn/, U.S. /ɛˈˌθɑksiˈɛθˌeɪn/ Chemistry.
Diethyl ether; = ether n. 5a.
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1894 Amer. Chem. Jrnl. 16 330 [Copper] ethoxyethane-sulphonate.
1921 T. H. Pope tr. E. Molinari Treat. Gen. & Industr. Org. Chem. (new ed.) 228 Ethyl ether..(Ethoxyethane).
1981 M. D. Hawkins Success in Org. Chem. xiv. 174 Ethoxyethane burns readily in air or oxygen to yield a mixture of carbon dioxide and water.
2001 Daily Mail (Nexis) 30 July 50 Other common fluids have the following viscosities..Ethoxyethane (ether), 2.33 millipoise.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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