Defenition of the word ether
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Defenition of the word ether
- A colorless liquid, slightly soluble in water; used as a reagent, intermediate, anesthetic, and solvent.
(Source: MGH)
- A class of chemical compounds which contain an oxygen atom connected to two (substituted) alkyl groups.
- a medium that was once supposed to fill all space and to support the propagation of electromagnetic waves
- a colorless volatile highly inflammable liquid used as an inhalation anesthetic
- (archaic) the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
- a colorless volatile highly inflammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic
- any of a class of organic compounds that have two hydrocarbon groups linked by an oxygen atom
- the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
Synonyms for the word ether
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- aether
- diethel ether
- divinyl ether
- ethoxyethane
- ethyl ether
- quintessence
- vinyl ether
Hyponyms for the word ether
Hypernyms for the word ether
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- element
- inhalation anaesthetic
- inhalation anesthetic
- inhalation general anaesthetic
- inhalation general anesthetic
- medium
- organic compound
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