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DIVINYL ETHER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A colorless volatile highly flammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic
Synonyms:
diethyl ether; divinyl ether; ether; ethoxyethane; ethyl ether; vinyl ether
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("divinyl ether" 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 "divinyl ether"):
enflurane; Ethrane (a nonflammable liquid (trade name Ethrane) used as an inhalation general anesthetic)
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