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Etherin
E′ther-in
,Noun.
(Chem.)
A white, crystalline hydrocarbon, regarded as a polymeric variety of ethylene, obtained in heavy oil of wine, the residue left after making ether; – formerly called also
concrete oil of wine
. Definition 2024
etherin
etherin
English
Noun
etherin (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) A white crystalline hydrocarbon, regarded as a polymeric variety of ethylene, obtained in heavy oil of wine, the residue left after making ether.