1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
ETHER, (CjHs^O, the Aether of pharmacy, a colourless, volatile, highly inflammable liquid, of specific gravity o- 736 at o°, boiling-point 35° C., and freezing-point n7°'4 C. (K. Olszewski). It has a strong and characteristic odour, and a hot sweetish taste, is soluble in ten parts of water, and in all proportions in alcohol, and dissolves bromine, iodine, and, in small quantities, sulphur and phosphorus, also the volatile oils, most fatty and resinous substances, guncotton, caoutchouc and certain of the vegetable …
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