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petroleum ether

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ID 704280 Last modified 17.02.2015
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  • vees lahustumatu värvuseta vedelik, madalal t°-l (35-100 °C) keevate küllastunud süsivesinike segu (peamised komponendid on pentaan, heksaan ja heptaan) ... Petrooleetrit toodetakse naftast või naftagaasist või sünteetiliselt (nt. vesinikust ja süsinikdioksiidist) ning kasut. lahustina. Petrooleetri aur moodustab õhuga plahvatusohtlikke segusid).
  • a colourless volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (not an ether), mainly pentane and hexane. It boils in the range 30–70°C and is used as a solvent.
petrooleeter
petroleum ether preferred
light petroleum

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