Difference between revisions of "Ether"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | 1) A class of organic compounds that have an [ | + | 1) A class of organic compounds that have an [[oxygen]] linked between two hydrocarbon groups (Lewis 1993). |
| − | 2) A common name used for [ | + | 2) A common name used for [[diethyl ether]], a volatile, flammable solvent. |
== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
Revision as of 09:59, 15 January 2014
Description
1) A class of organic compounds that have an Oxygen linked between two hydrocarbon groups (Lewis 1993).
2) A common name used for Diethyl ether, a volatile, flammable solvent.
Authority
- R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia, Dover Publications, New York, 1966
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
- Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998