ether (e´ther)
ether
ether [e´ther]
ether (ēˑ·th
r),
1. an organic compound having an oxygen atom bonded to two carbon atoms; R–O–R′.
2. C2H5OC2H5(diethyl or ethyl e.); the first inhalational anesthetic used for surgical anesthesia, now little used because of its flammability.
e·ther (  th r)n. 1. Any of a class of organic compounds in which two hydrocarbon groups are linked by an oxygen atom. 2. An anesthetic ether, especially diethyl ether. |
ether
[ē′thər]
Etymology: Gk, aither, air
1 any of a class of organic compounds in which two hydrocarbon groups are linked by an oxygen atom.
2 a nonhalogenated volatile liquid no longer used in clinical practice as a general anesthetic. Also called diethyl ether.
ether [e´ther]
1. an organic compound containing an oxygen atom bonded to two carbon atoms.
2. 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.
ether (ēˑ·th
r),n organic compound with molecule containing oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon chains; insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents such as ether and alcohol. Used as an early anaesthetic.
ether
1. diethyl ether: a colorless, transparent, very volatile, highly inflammable liquid with a characteristic odor; given by inhalation to produce general anesthesia.
2. any organic compound containing an oxygen atom bonded to two carbon atoms.
spiritus ether nit
used as a stimulant for depressed animals, both as an inhalant and in oral drenches.
vinyl ether
a clear colorless liquid used as an inhalation anesthetic.
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