diethyl ether

noun

di·eth·yl ether | \ (ˌ)dī-ˈe-thəl-

Definition of diethyl ether

: ether sense 2a

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While scientists still aren’t clear on how general anesthetics like diethyl ether work, there are a couple of leading hypotheses. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, "We can make plants pass out—with the same drugs that mysteriously knock us out," 12 Dec. 2017 Without an anesthetic, the scientists could measure pulses, but the pulses were lost following diethyl ether exposure. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, "We can make plants pass out—with the same drugs that mysteriously knock us out," 12 Dec. 2017

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diethyl ether

noun

di·eth·yl ether | \ (ˌ)dī-ˌeth-əl-

: ether sense 2a