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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In chem., a polymeric form of ethylene which separates in transparent, tasteless crystals from heavy oil of wine. Also called
concrete oil of wine .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A white, crystalline hydrocarbon, regarded as a polymeric variety of ethylene, obtained in heavy oil of wine, the residue left after making ether; -- formerly called also
concrete oil of wine .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun organic chemistry A white
crystalline hydrocarbon , regarded as apolymeric variety ofethylene , obtained in heavy oil of wine, theresidue left after makingether .
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ether + -in?
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