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单词 petroleum ether
释义

petroleum ether


noun

a flammable, low-boiling hydrocarbon mixture produced by the fractional distillation of petroleum, used as a solvent.

Origin of petroleum ether

First recorded in 1865–70

Words nearby petroleum ether

petrol bomb, petrolene, petrol engine, petroleum, petroleum benzin, petroleum ether, petroleum jelly, petrolhead, petrolic, petroliferous, Petrolina
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Example sentences from the Web for petroleum ether

  • The acid crystallized from the alcohol is then recrystallized several times from petroleum-ether.

    Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884|Various

British Dictionary definitions for petroleum ether

petroleum ether

noun

a volatile mixture of the higher alkane hydrocarbons, obtained as a fraction of petroleum and used as a solvent
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