| DHBE | dihydroxybutyl ether |
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| DHE | dihematoporphyrin ether; dihydroergocryptine; dihydroergotamine |
| DME | degenerative myoclonus epilepsy; dimethyl diester; dimethyl ether; diphasic meningoencephalitis; dir... |
| E-C | ether-chloroform [mixture] |
| EEME, EE3ME | ethinylestradiol-3-methyl ether |
| ether test | An obsolete test to determine arm-to-lung circulation time; diluted ether is injected intravenously and the end point taken when the subject coughs or tastes ether or the observer smells ether on the subject's breath. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| ethyl ether | CH3CH2OCH2CH3;a flammable, volatile organic solvent used in extraction procedures; formerly widely used as an inhalation anaesthetic; shortcomings include: irritating vapor, slow onset and prolonged recovery phase, explosion hazard. Synonym: ethyl ether, ethyl oxide, sulfuric ether. (05 Mar 2000) |