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    ETHOXYETHANE

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A colorless volatile highly flammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anestheticplay

    Synonyms:

    diethyl ether; divinyl ether; ether; ethoxyethane; ethyl ether; vinyl ether

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("ethoxyethane" is a kind of...):

    inhalation anaesthetic; inhalation anesthetic; inhalation general anaesthetic; inhalation general anesthetic (a gas that produces general anesthesia when inhaled)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ethoxyethane"):

    enflurane; Ethrane (a nonflammable liquid (trade name Ethrane) used as an inhalation general anesthetic)

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