Medical Dictionary

etherification

noun ether·i·fi·ca·tion
\i-ˌther-ə-fə-ˈkā-shən, ˌē-thər-\

Medical Definition of ETHERIFICATION

:  the process of converting a substance (as an alcohol or phenol) into an ether
ether·i·fy \i-ˈther-ə-ˌfī\ transitive verb, ether·i·fied ether·i·fy·ing

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