ETHERIFICATION

Etymology

Noun

etherification (countable and uncountable, plural etherifications)

(organic chemistry) The process of making an ether, especially the removal of alcohols from petroleum products by reacting with sulfuric acid.

Source: Wiktionary


E*ther`i*fi*ca"tion, n. (Chem.)

Definition: The act or process of making ether; specifically, the process by which a large quantity of alcohol is transformed into ether by the agency of a small amount of sulphuric, or ethyl sulphuric, acid.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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