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ether
(e´thәr)
an organic compound containing an oxygen atom bonded to two carbon atoms.
diethyl or ethyl ether: a colorless, transparent, mobile, very volatile, highly flammable liquid with a characteristic odor;
it was the first inhalational anesthetic used for surgical anesthesia, but is now rarely used in the United States or Canada because of its flammability.

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