nnoun.substancethe fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodiesDomain Usage:archaicismarchaism
Synset:quintessence
Derivationally Related Form:quintessentialethereal
Hypernyms:element
Inherited Hypernyms:quintessenceelementsubstancematterphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:quintessenceelementsubstancepartrelationabstractionentity
nnoun.substanceany of a class of organic compounds that have two hydrocarbon groups linked by an oxygen atomDerivationally Related Form:ethereal
Hypernyms:organic compound
Inherited Hypernyms:etherorganic compoundcompoundchemicalmaterialsubstancematterphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:etherorganic compoundcompoundchemicalmaterialsubstancepartrelationabstractionentity
nnoun.communicationa medium that was once supposed to fill all space and to support the propagation of electromagnetic wavesSynset:aether
Hypernyms:medium
Inherited Hypernyms:ethermediumcommunicationacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.artifacta colorless volatile highly flammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anestheticSynset:diethyl ether divinyl ether ethoxyethane ethyl ether vinyl ether
Derivationally Related Form:etherifyetherealetherize
Hypernyms:inhalation anaesthetic inhalation anesthetic inhalation general anaesthetic inhalation general anesthetic
Inherited Hypernyms:etherinhalation anestheticgeneral anestheticanestheticdrugagentcausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:etherinhalation anestheticgeneral anestheticanestheticdrugagentsubstancematterphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:Ethraneenflurane