e·ther·i·fy (ĭ-thĕr′ə-fī′) tr.v. e·ther·i·fied ,
e·ther·i·fy·ing ,
e·ther·i·fies To convert (an alcohol) into an ether.
e·ther′i·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.
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etherify (ˈiːθərɪˌfaɪ; iːˈθɛrɪ- ) vb ,
-fies ,
-fying or -fied (Chemistry) (tr ) to change (a compound, such as an alcohol) into an ether
eˌtherifiˈcation n
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etherify Past participle: etherifiedGerund: etherifyingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative etherify etherify
Present I etherify you etherify he/she/it etherifies we etherify you etherify they etherify
Preterite I etherified you etherified he/she/it etherified we etherified you etherified they etherified
Present Continuous I am etherifying you are etherifying he/she/it is etherifying we are etherifying you are etherifying they are etherifying
Present Perfect I have etherified you have etherified he/she/it has etherified we have etherified you have etherified they have etherified
Past Continuous I was etherifying you were etherifying he/she/it was etherifying we were etherifying you were etherifying they were etherifying
Past Perfect I had etherified you had etherified he/she/it had etherified we had etherified you had etherified they had etherified
Future I will etherify you will etherify he/she/it will etherify we will etherify you will etherify they will etherify
Future Perfect I will have etherified you will have etherified he/she/it will have etherified we will have etherified you will have etherified they will have etherified
Future Continuous I will be etherifying you will be etherifying he/she/it will be etherifying we will be etherifying you will be etherifying they will be etherifying
Present Perfect Continuous I have been etherifying you have been etherifying he/she/it has been etherifying we have been etherifying you have been etherifying they have been etherifying
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been etherifying you will have been etherifying he/she/it will have been etherifying we will have been etherifying you will have been etherifying they will have been etherifying
Past Perfect Continuous I had been etherifying you had been etherifying he/she/it had been etherifying we had been etherifying you had been etherifying they had been etherifying
Conditional I would etherify you would etherify he/she/it would etherify we would etherify you would etherify they would etherify
Past Conditional I would have etherified you would have etherified he/she/it would have etherified we would have etherified you would have etherified they would have etherified
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. etherify - change into an ether; "etherify an alcohol"chemical science ,
chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
change state ,
turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
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