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Acetic Ether

This is a colorless fluid, and bears a considerable resemblance to sulphuric ether, of which it is strictly an acetate. Liebig assigns it a specific gravity of .89 at 60° Fahr., dissolving in 7 times its bulk of water; Ure gives it a specific gravity of .866 at 45°, dissolving in 8 parts water. It is decomposed by alkalies and strong acids. (Cooley.) It is also called acetate of ethyl.