At 11:44 1998-04-04 -0600, Liz wrote:
> The only
>difference between medicinal ether and beverage alcohol is one molecule of
>water.
You cannot compare this way. Let me give You another similar example:
C2H5OH = ethanol (beverage alcohol)
take away one carbon and two hydrogen:
CHOH = metanol (wood alcohol)
take away one more carbon and two more hydrogen:
HOH = water
;-)
Hans