petroleum ether

petroleum ether

English

Noun

petroleum ether

1. A volatile petroleum fraction, usually available in a number of fractions boiling between 40°C and 140°C. Used as a solvent in the laboratory and industry.

Usage notes

• This material is not an ether in the chemical sense.

Synonyms

• ligroin
• petroleum spirit
• petroleum spirits

Translations

petroleum fraction

Chinese: Mandarin: 石油醚 (zh) (shíyóumí) Finnish: liuotinbensiini French: éther de pétrole m German: Petrolether m Japanese: 石油エーテル (sekiyu ēteru) Russian: петроле́йный эфи́р (ru) m (petroléjnyj efír)