Noun: ether ee-thu(r)
- Any of a class of organic compounds that have two hydrocarbon groups linked by an oxygen atom
"Diethyl ether was once commonly used as an anaesthetic"
- A colourless volatile highly flammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anaesthetic
"ether was once commonly used in surgeries but has been replaced by safer alternatives"; "divinyl ether was once commonly used in surgeries but has been replaced by safer alternatives"; "vinyl ether was once commonly used in surgeries but has been replaced by safer alternatives"; "diethyl ether was once commonly used in surgeries but has been replaced by safer alternatives"; "ethyl ether was once commonly used in surgeries but has been replaced by safer alternatives";
- ethoxyethane, divinyl ether, vinyl ether, diethyl ether, ethyl ether
- A cryptocurrency within the Ethereum protocol
"He invested in ether during the crypto boom";
- Ether, ETH
- A medium that was once supposed to fill all space and to support the propagation of electromagnetic waves
"Scientists in the 19th century believed light waves travelled through the ether";
- aether [archaic]
- [archaic] The fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
"Some alchemists sought to isolate the ether";
- quintessence [archaic]
Derived forms: ethers
Type of: crypto [informal], cryptocurrency, element, inhalation anaesthetic, inhalation anesthetic, inhalation general anaesthetic, inhalation general anesthetic, medium, organic compound
Encyclopedia: Ether