ether
21ether — [[t]i͟ːθə(r)[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Ether is a colourless liquid that burns easily. It is used in industry and in medicine as an anaesthetic. ...a sweetish smell of ether and iodine. 2) N SING: the N The air is sometimes referred to as the ether,… …
22ether — /ˈiθə / (say eethuh) noun 1. Chemistry a. a highly volatile and flammable colourless liquid, diethyl ether, (C2H5)2O, obtained by the action of sulphuric acid on alcohol, and used as a solvent and anaesthetic; sulphuric ether. b. one of a class… …
23ether — n. the sky; space; Chemistry, distillation product of alcohol used as solvent, anaesthetic, etc.; Physics, medium supposed to fill space and transmit light, radio, etc., waves. ♦ ethereal, a. pertaining to ether; unearthly; delicate. ♦… …
24ether — n. under ether * * * [ iːθə] under ether …
25ether — e|ther [ˈi:θə US ər] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: aether, from Greek aither, from aithein to catch fire ] 1.) [U] a clear liquid used in the past as an ↑anaesthetic to make people sleep before an operation 2.) the ether a) the space… …
26ether — e|ther [ iθər ] noun uncount 1. ) a clear liquid that is used as a SOLVENT (=a mixture that changes solid substances into liquids) or for making people unconscious 2. ) the ether the air or atmosphere, especially when you are talking about it as… …
27ether — Diethyl ether, ethyl ether. A highly flammable solvent which can form explosive peroxides when exposed to air. One of a class of organic compounds characterized by the structural feature of an oxygen linking two hydrocarbon groups (such as… …
28ether — noun 1 (U) a clear liquid used in the past as an anaesthetic to make people sleep before an operation 2 the ether BrE a) the air through which radio waves travel: Messages are flying through the ether. b) also aether poetic the upper part of the… …
29ether — UK [ˈiːθə(r)] / US [ˈɪθər] noun [uncountable] 1) chemistry a clear liquid that is used as a solvent (= a mixture that changes solid substances into liquids) or for making people unconscious 2) a) the ether the air or atmosphere, especially when… …
30ether — e•ther [[t]ˈi θər[/t]] n. 1) chem. pha a) Also called ethyl ether a colorless, highly volatile, flammable liquid, C 4 H 10 O, having an aromatic odor and sweet burning taste, used as a solvent and formerly as an inhalant anesthetic. b) (formerly) …
