petroleum ether
a flammable, low-boiling hydrocarbon mixture produced by the fractional distillation of petroleum, used as a solvent.
Origin of petroleum ether
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How to use petroleum ether in a sentence
The acid is then neutralized and the paraffine extracted by petroleum ether.
Then add about 60 cubic centimeters of ether, petroleum ether or 86 degs.
Soap-Making Manual | E. G. Thomssenpetroleum ether, on the other hand, only slightly dissolves it in the cold, more on warming.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection | Alexander Wynter BlythOn evaporation of the petroleum ether, the nitro-benzene is left, perhaps mixed with fatty matters.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection | Alexander Wynter Blythpetroleum ether dissolves it by the aid of heat, but the alkaloid separates in crystals on cooling.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection | Alexander Wynter Blyth
British Dictionary definitions for petroleum ether
a volatile mixture of the higher alkane hydrocarbons, obtained as a fraction of petroleum and used as a solvent
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