ether

1. (noun) a colorless volatile highly inflammable liquid used as an inhalation anesthetic
Synonyms: diethel ether, divinyl ether, ethoxyethane, ethyl ether, vinyl ether
Related Words: inhalation anaesthetic, inhalation anesthetic, inhalation general anaesthetic, inhalation general anesthetic

2. (noun) a medium that was once supposed to fill all space and to support the propagation of electromagnetic waves
Synonyms: aether
Related Words: medium

3. (noun) (archaic) the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
Synonyms: quintessence
Related Words: element



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