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Noun: ether eethu(r)- Any of a class of organic compounds that have two hydrocarbon groups linked by an oxygen atom
- A medium that was once supposed to fill all space and to support the propagation of electromagnetic waves
- aether - A colourless volatile highly inflammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anaesthetic
- ethoxyethane, divinyl ether, vinyl ether, diethyl ether, ethyl ether - [archaic] The fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
- quintessence [archaic]
Derived forms: ethers See also: ethereal, etherify, etherize Type of: element, inhalation anaesthetic, inhalation anesthetic, inhalation general anaesthetic, inhalation general anesthetic, medium, organic compound Encyclopedia: Ether Ether, North Carolina |