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