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Etherin

E′ther-in

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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
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Definition 2024


etherin

etherin

English

Noun

etherin (uncountable)

  1. (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.

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