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1) A class of organic compounds that have an [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=oxygen oxygen] linked between two hydrocarbon groups (Lewis 1993). | 1) A class of organic compounds that have an [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=oxygen oxygen] linked between two hydrocarbon groups (Lewis 1993). | ||
| − | 2) A common name used for [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=diethyl | + | 2) A common name used for [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=diethyl%20ether diethyl ether], a volatile, flammable solvent. |
== Authority == | == 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 | * ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | ||
Revision as of 06:26, 24 July 2013
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