Ether

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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

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

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

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the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water

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unclassified

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unclassified

Variants

synonym
aetherethoxyethanequintessence
plural
Ethers
possessive
Ether's
pluralpossessive
Ethers'