ê te

Bác sĩ dùng ê te để gây mê cho bệnh nhân.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Ether: A colorless, volatile liquid with a distinctive sweet, pungent odor, historically used as a general anesthetic in medicine.
   • Ether (chemistry): A class of organic compounds characterized by an oxygen atom connected to two alkyl or aryl groups. Diethyl ether is the most common example.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ê te từng được sử dụng rộng rãi làm chất gây mê. (Ether was widely used as an anesthetic agent.)
  • Trong phòng thí nghiệm, ê te thường được dùng làm dung môi. (In the laboratory, ether is often used as a solvent.)

Advanced Usage

• "Diethyl ether": The specific compound (C₂H₅)₂O, commonly referred to simply as "ether."
  • Diethyl ether rất dễ cháy và dễ bay hơi. (Diethyl ether is highly flammable and volatile.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ete (n): An alternative, less common spelling for "ê te" (ether).
• Chất ê te (n): Ether substance.

Synonyms

• Anesthetic ether: Specifically refers to its medical use.
• Diethyl ether: The specific chemical compound.
• Solvent ether: Refers to its use as a solvent.

Notes on Usage

• The word "ê te" is a direct phonetic adaptation of the English/French word "ether." It is a technical term used primarily in chemistry and medical history.
• In modern medical practice, safer anesthetics have largely replaced ether, so contemporary references are often historical or chemical in nature.