D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Etherification

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01 n. The act or process of making ether; specifically, the process by which a large quantity of alcohol is transformed into ether by the agency …
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    The act or process of making ether; specifically, the process by which a large quantity of alcohol is transformed into ether by the agency of a small amount of sulphuric, or ethyl sulphuric, acid.(Chem.)