Etherification
Pronunciation : E*ther`i*fi*ca"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: The act or process of making ether; specifically, the process by which a large quantity of alcohol is transformed into ether by the agency of a small amount of sulphuric, or ethyl sulphuric, acid.
(Chem.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913