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etherify

[ ih-ther-uh-fahy, ee-ther- ]

verb (used with object)

Chemistry.
etherified, etherifying.
  1. to convert into an ether.

etherify

/ iːˈθɛrɪ-; ˈiːθərɪˌfaɪ /

verb

  1. tr to change (a compound, such as an alcohol) into an ether
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌٳھˈپDz, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·ٳi·ھ·tDz noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of etherify1

First recorded in 1855–60; ether + -ify

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