a volatile mixture of the higher alkane hydrocarbons, obtained as a fraction of petroleum and used as a solvent
petroleum ether in American English
noun
a flammable, low-boiling hydrocarbon mixture produced by the fractional distillation of petroleum, used as a solvent
Word origin
[1865–70]This word is first recorded in the period 1865–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: black belt, maverick, racism, tick-tack-toe, valence
Naveen Goyal, Sumitra Singh, Surendra K Sharma 2009, 'Analgesic effects of various extracts of the root of Abutilon indicum linn', Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Scienceshttp://www.jpbsonline.org/article.asp?issn=0975-7406;year=2009;volume=1;issue=1;spage=43;epage=46;aulast=Goyal. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Beta carotenes were extracted using petroleum ether-acetone solvents.
Rany Adelina, Noorhamdani Noorhamdani, Annasary Mustafa 2016, 'Perebusan dan penumisan menurunkan kandungan beta karoten dalam wortel', Jurnal Gizi dan Dietetik Indonesiahttp://ejournal.almaata.ac.id/index.php/IJND/article/view/275. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
All compounds were crystalized from petroleum ether/ethyl acetate mixtures.
Constantin Mamat, Daniel Holger Weiß, Martin Köckerling 2017, 'X-ray Structures of Succinimidyl Halobenzoates', Crystalshttp://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/7/3/90. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Additionally, petroleum ether and chloroform extracts also had antifungal activity.
Manisha Vats, Harneet Singh, Satish Sardana 2011, 'Phytochemical screening and antimicrobial activity of roots of Murraya koenigii (Linn.)Spreng. (Rutaceae)', Brazilian Journal of Microbiologyhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822011000400044. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Oil content was determined after a petroleum ether extraction.
Adriano Tosoni da Eira Aguiar, Terezinha de Jesus Garcia Salva, Luiz Carlos Fazuoli,José Laércio Favarin 2005, 'Variação no teor de lipídios em grãos de variedades de Coffea canephora Variationof seed lipid content among Coffea canephora varieties', Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileirahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-204X2005001200015. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The methanol extract of redgram seeds were fractionated into petroleum ether, chloroform, and methanol.
Md. Anwar Habib, Abu Syed Md Anisuzzaman, Md. Rofiqul Islam Khan, Md. Abdul Gafur 2010, 'Chemical and pharmacological characterization of hypolipidemic compound from CajanusCajan', Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacologyhttp://www.banglajol.info/index.php/BJP/article/view/5158. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The maximum larval mortality was observed in the solvent extract of petroleum ether.
B Lalithambika, C Vani 2016, 'Pseudomonas aeruginosa KUN2, extracellular toxins-A potential source for the controlof dengue vector', Journal of Vector Borne Diseaseshttp://www.mrcindia.orgjournal/article.asp?issn=0972-9062;year=2016;volume=53;issue=2;spage=105;epage=111;aulast=Lalithambika. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The concentrated total extract was extracted with petroleum ether, diethylether, and methanol.
Akbar Esmaeili, Zahra Mousavi, Maryam Shokrollahi, Ali Shafaghat 2013, 'Antioxidant Activity and Isolation of Luteoline from Centaurea behen L. Grown in Iran',Journal of Chemistryhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/620305. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Benzene fraction demonstrated the highest phenolic content followed by petroleum ether.
Maryam Zahin, Farrukh Aqil, Fohad Mabood Husain, Iqbal Ahmad 2013, 'Antioxidant Capacity and Antimutagenic Potential of Murraya koenigii', BioMed Research Internationalhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/263509. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)