Ether

Noun

 * 1)  A compound containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups.
 * 2)  Diethyl ether (C4H10O), a compound used as an early anaesthetic.
 * 3)  A classical physical element, considered as prevalent in the heavens and inaccessible to humans. In some versions of alchemy, this was the fifth element in addition to air, earth, fire and water.
 * 4)  A substance (aether) once thought to fill all space that allowed Electromagnetic waves to pass through it and interact with matter, without exerting any resistance to matter or energy (disproved by Einstein in his Theory of Relativity).
 * 5)  The sky or heavens; the upper air.

Derived terms

 * crown ether
 * lariat ether
 * petroleum ether
 * pyroacetic ether
 * sulfur ether, sulphur ether

Adjectives for Ether
luminiferous; finer; limpid; luminous; elastic; celestial; boundless; subtle.

Verbs for Ether
administer—; apply—; float in—; put under—; sleep under—; spray—; —anaesthetizes; —affects; —deadens; —diminishes; — dims; —dissolves; —drowns; —dulls; — moderates; —numbs; —palls; —reduces; —stupefies.

Thesaurus
Caelus, Dry Ice, Freon, Olympian heights, Pentothal, acme, aerial heights, air, airy nothing, ammonia, apex, azure, blue sky, bubble, caelum, canopy, canopy of heaven, carbon dioxide, cerulean, chaff, chip, chloroform, cobweb, cocaine, coolant, cope, cork, dizzy heights, down, dust, elevation, eminence, empyrean, ethyl chloride, ethylene, fairy, feather, firmament, flue, fluff, foam, freezing mixture, froth, fuzz, gas, gossamer, heaven, heavens, height, heights, hyaline, ice, ice cubes, illusion, lift, lifts, liquid air, liquid helium, liquid oxygen, menthol, mist, mote, nitrous oxide, ozone, phantom, raise, refrigerant, rise, rising ground, shadow, sky, smoke, spirit, sponge, spume, starry heaven, steep, stratosphere, straw, the blue, the blue serene, thin air, thistledown, uprise, vantage ground, vantage point, vapor, vault, vault of heaven, welkin, zenith

Alternative forms

 * aether, æther
 * aethyr, ethyr

Etymology
From aether: <  αἰθήρ: < αἴθω:.

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Anagrams

 * Reeth, theer, there, three

Noun

 * 1)  air, broadcasting
 * De televisieaanbieder gaat digitale televisie via de ether uitzenden. The television provider is going to broadcast digital television over the air.
 * 1) ether

Derived terms

 * etherisch

Anagrams

 * heter