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etheromania Path.|ˌiːθərəʊˈmeɪnɪə| [f. ether + -o + -mania.] A morbid addiction to the consumption of ether as a stimulant or intoxicant. So ˌetheroˈmaniac, an ether addict.
1889N. Kerr Inebriety (ed. 2) vii. 122 Etheromania has been a contributory cause of insanity in cases treated at asylums in the North of Ireland. 1894Ibid. (ed. 3) viii. 138 A gentleman aged 35, had been an etheromaniac for 3 years. 1909Westm. Gaz. 13 Feb. 14/3 Etheromania is largely on the increase in South-west Russia. |