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English noun: ether | |||
| 1. | ether (substance) 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 | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | element | ||
| Domain usage | archaicism, archaism | ||
| 2. | ether (substance) any of a class of organic compounds that have two hydrocarbon groups linked by an oxygen atom | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | organic compound | ||
| 3. | ether (communication) a medium that was once supposed to fill all space and to support the propagation of electromagnetic waves | ||
| Synonyms | aether | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | medium | ||
| 4. | ether (artifact) a colorless volatile highly inflammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic | ||
| Synonyms | diethyl ether, divinyl ether, ethoxyethane, ethyl ether, vinyl ether | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | inhalation anaesthetic, inhalation anesthetic, inhalation general anaesthetic, inhalation general anesthetic | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | enflurane, Ethrane | ||
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