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Petroleum Ether

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petroleum ether [pə′trō·lē·əm ‚ē·thər]
(materials)
A volatile fraction of petroleum consisting chiefly of pentanes and hexanes. Also known as ligroin; white spirit.

Petroleum Ether 

a light petroleum distillate consisting mainly of hydrocarbons (pentanes and hexanes). Boiling point, 40°-70°C; density, 0.64-0.65 g/cm3. Petroleum ether is used as a solvent and as a motor fuel.



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