| Ether (ether) |
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| n. | (***emacr]"th r) |
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| E"ther |
| [L.
aether, Gr. a'iqh`r, fr. a'i`qein to
light up, kindle, burn, blaze; akin to Skr. idh, indh,
and prob. to E. idle: cf. F. éther.] [Written
also æther.] |
A
medium of great elasticity and extreme tenuity, supposed to pervade
all space, the interior of solid bodies not excepted, and to be the
medium of transmission of light and heat; hence often called
luminiferous ether.
Supposed matter above the air; the air
itself.
A
light, volatile, mobile, inflammable liquid,
(C2H5)2O, of a characteristic
aromatic odor, obtained by the distillation of alcohol with sulphuric
acid, and hence called also sulphuric ether. It is powerful
solvent of fats, resins, and pyroxylin, but finds its chief use as an
anæsthetic. Called also ethyl oxide.
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