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divinyl ether

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di⋅vi⋅nyl e⋅ther

[dahy-vahyn-l]
–noun Pharmacology.
vinyl ether.

Origin:
di- 1 + vinyl

vinyl ether

–noun Pharmacology.
a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble liquid, C4H6O, used as an inhalation anesthetic.
Also called divinyl ether.


Origin:
1935–40
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Main Entry: vinyl ether
Function: noun
: a volatile flammable liquid unsaturated ether C4H6O that is used as an inhalation anesthetic for shortoperative procedures
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divinyl ether di·vi·nyl ether (dī-vī'nəl)
n.
A rapidly acting inhalation anesthetic. Also called vinyl ether.

vinyl ether n.
See divinyl ether.

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