Lexicon:Sulphureous ether

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Term: sulphureous ether
References: Desolation Island, page 90
The Surgeon's Mate, page 211
Meaning: A volatile, inflammable fluid obtained by the distillation of alcohol with sulphuric acid. Its anaesthetic properties were noted by Faraday in 1818 and it was first used in surgery in 1842.


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Maturin's Medicine — This article is based on information from Maturin's Medicine, compiled and edited by Kerry Webb, with the help of a number of contributors.

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