diethyl ether

noun Chemistry.

1. ether(def 1).

noun

1. a formal name for ether (def. 1)

n.

1. A pungent, volatile, highly flammable liquid derived from the distillation of ethyl alcohol with sulfuric acid and widely used as an inhalation anesthetic.ethyl ether ethyl oxide sulfuric ether

1. See ether.