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ethanoic anhydride
ethanol
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etherize
e·ther·ize [ thə rz ] (past and past participle e·ther·ized, present participle e·ther·iz·ing, 3rd person present singular e·ther·iz·es)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. chemistry 
Same as  etherify
2. use ether on somebody: formerly, to anesthetize a patient with ether

e·ther·i·za·tion [ thəri záysh'n ] noun
e·ther·iz·er noun
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