transetherification

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English

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Etymology

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From trans- +‎ ether +‎ -ification.

Noun

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transetherification (countable and uncountable, plural transetherifications)

  1. (organic chemistry) The reaction of an ether with an alcohol (typically a polyhydroxy one) in order to produce a different ether (typically a polymeric one)