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ether::noun | Spocien Dictionary

ether

/'iθər/

a colorless volatile highly flammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic

Type	Words
Synonyms	diethyl ether, divinyl ether, ethoxyethane, ethyl ether, vinyl ether
Type of	inhalation anesthetic, inhalation anaesthetic, inhalation general anesthetic, inhalation general anaesthetic
Has types	enflurane, ethrane
Derivation	ethereal, etherify, etherize

ether

/'iθər/

a medium that was once supposed to fill all space and to support the propagation of electromagnetic waves

Type	Words
Synonyms	aether
Type of	medium

ether

/'iθər/

the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies

ether

/'iθər/

any of a class of organic compounds that have two hydrocarbon groups linked by an oxygen atom

Type	Words
Type of	organic compound
Derivation	ethereal