What is "diethyl ether"

n. (context organic compound English) 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.

n. a colorless volatile highly inflammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic [syn: ether, ethoxyethane, divinyl ether, vinyl ether, ethyl ether]

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