ethoxyethane
— Noun
– English
~ a colorless volatile highly flammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic
Ethrane
— Noun
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~ a nonflammable liquid (trade name Ethrane) used as an inhalation general anesthetic
Ethril
— Noun
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~ an antibiotic (trade name Erythrocin or E-Mycin or Ethril or Ilosone or Pediamycin) obtained from the actinomycete Streptomyces erythreus; effective against many Gram-positive bacteria and some Gram-negative
ethyl alcohol
— Noun
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~ the intoxicating agent in fermented and distilled liquors; used pure or denatured as a solvent or in medicines and colognes and cleaning solutions and rocket fuel; proposed as a renewable clean-burning additive to gasoline
ethyl alcohol
— Noun
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~ nonflavored alcohol of 95 percent or 190 proof used for blending with straight whiskies and in making gin and liqueurs
ethyl aminobenzoate
— Noun
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~ a white crystalline ester used as a local anesthetic
ethyl ether
— Noun
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~ a colorless volatile highly flammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic
ethyl
— Noun
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~ the univalent hydrocarbon radical C2H5 derived from ethane by the removal of one hydrogen atom
ethyl chloride
— Noun
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~ a colorless flammable gas used as a local surface anesthetic
ethyl acetate
— Noun
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~ a fragrant colorless flammable volatile liquid ester made from ethanol and acetic acid; used in flavorings and perfumes and as a solvent for plastics
ethylene
— Noun
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~ a flammable colorless gaseous alkene; obtained from petroleum and natural gas and used in manufacturing many other chemicals; sometimes used as an anesthetic
ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
— Noun
– English
~ a complex molecule used medically to chelate metal ions in cases of lead or heavy metal poisoning
ethyne
— Noun
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~ a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis
etiolate
— Verb
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~ make pale or sickly; "alcohol etiolates your skin"
etiolate
— Verb
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~ make weak by stunting the growth or development of
etiolate
— Verb
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~ bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight
etiolate
— Adjective
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~ (especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light; "etiolated celery"
etiolated
— Adjective
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~ (especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light; "etiolated celery"
etiolation
— Noun
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~ (botany) the act of causing a plant to develop without chlorophyll by growing it without exposure to sunlight; "the etiolation of celery"
etiolation
— Noun
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~ the act of weakening by stunting the growth or development of something; "the etiolation of the critical tradition"