Ether (chemistry)/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Ether (chemistry).

A chemical compound in which two hydrocarbons are joined together by an intervening oxygen atom; denoted R-O-R. In the past, diethyl ether was used as an anesthetic; still widely used in industrial chemistry

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