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'''Ether''' is the generic name for a class of chemicals where two [[chemical]] chains are joined by an [[oxygen]] atom. Ether is also understood to be a particular representative of this class which has been used as a primitive [[anasthetic]].
'''Ether''' is a [[functional group]], where two [[chemical]] chains are joined by an [[oxygen]] atom. An ether [[molecule]] has the generic [[chemical formula]] of ROR.
[[Category:Chemistry]]
Ether is also the common name for diethyl ether (CH<sub>3</sub>CH<sub>3</sub>OCH<sub>3</sub>CH<sub>3</sub>), a compound which is used as an [[organic]] [[solvent]] and which has been used as a primitive [[anasthetic]].
[[Category:Organic Chemistry]]