ETHERIFY

etherify

(verb) change into an ether; “etherify an alcohol”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

etherify (third-person singular simple present etherifies, present participle etherifying, simple past and past participle etherified)

(organic chemistry) To convert (an alcohol etc.) into an ether.

Source: Wiktionary



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The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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