| NOUN | substance | ether, quintessence | the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water |
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| substance | ether | any of a class of organic compounds that have two hydrocarbon groups linked by an oxygen atom | |
| communication | ether, aether | a medium that was once supposed to fill all space and to support the propagation of electromagnetic waves | |
| artifact | ether, ethoxyethane, divinyl ether, vinyl ether, diethyl ether, ethyl ether | a colorless volatile highly inflammable liquid / liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic |
| Sounds | iy'ther | |
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| Rhymes | Arthur ... panther: 7 rhymes with ther... | |
| Meaning | The fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies. | |
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| Synonym | quintessence | |
| Broader | element | One of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe |
| Usage of | archaism, archaicism | The use of an archaic expression |
| Spanish | éter | |
| Catalan | èter | |
| Adjectives | ethereal | of heaven or the spirit |
| Meaning | Any of a class of organic compounds that have two hydrocarbon groups linked by an oxygen atom. | |
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| Broader | organic compound | Any compound of carbon and another element or a radical |
| Spanish | éter | |
| Catalan | eter, éter | |
| Adjectives | ethereal | of or containing or dissolved in ether |
| Meaning | A medium that was once supposed to fill all space and to support the propagation of electromagnetic waves. | |
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| Synonym | aether | |
| Broader | medium | An intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication |
| Spanish | éter | |
| Catalan | èter | |
| Meaning | A colorless volatile highly inflammable liquid / liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic. | |
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| Synonyms | ethoxyethane, divinyl ether, vinyl ether, diethyl ether, ethyl ether | |
| Narrower | enflurane, Ethrane | A nonflammable liquid / liquid (trade name Ethrane) used as an inhalation general anesthetic |
| Broader | inhalation anesthetic, inhalation anaesthetic, inhalation general anesthetic, inhalation general anaesthetic | A gas that produces general anesthesia when inhaled |
| Spanish | dietiléter, éter etílico, éter | |
| Catalan | dietilèter, èter | |
| Adjectives | ethereal | of or containing or dissolved in ether |
| Verbs | etherify | change into an ether |
| etherize | anesthetize with ether | |
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