noun ether A pleasant-smelling, colorless, volatile liquid that is highly flammable. It is used as an anesthetic and as a solvent or intermediate in industrial processes. 1
noun Definition of ether in Technology (language) A concurrent object-oriented language? 1
noun ether anaesthetic gas 1
noun ether chemical compound 1
noun ether atmosphere, air 1
uncountable noun ether Ether is a colourless liquid that burns easily. It is used in industry and in medicine as an anaesthetic. 0
singular noun ether The air is sometimes referred to as the ether, usually when talking about sounds being communicated or broadcast through it. 0
noun ether a colourless volatile highly flammable liquid with a characteristic sweetish odour, made by the reaction of sulphuric acid with ethanol: used as a solvent and anaesthetic. Formula: C2H5OC2H5 0
noun ether any of a class of organic compounds with the general formula ROR′ where R and R′ are alkyl groups, as in diethyl ether C2H5OC2H5 0
noun ether the upper regions of the atmosphere; clear sky or heaven 0
noun ether a substance hypothesized by the ancients as filling all space beyond the sphere of the moon, and making up the stars and planets 0
noun ether the upper regions of space; clear sky 0
noun ether the air 0
noun ether any of a series of organic compounds having an oxygen atom linking two carbon atoms from two hydrocarbon radicals, generally ROR1; esp., ethyl ether, a volatile, colorless, highly flammable liquid, H5C2OC2H5, prepared by the reaction of sulfuric acid and ethyl alcohol and used as an anesthetic and a solvent for resins and fats 0
noun ether a hypothetical diffuse, invisible medium formerly thought to pervade space and transmit light, heat, etc. 0
noun ether (Countable Noun) (organic chemistry) A compound containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups. 0
noun ether (Uncountable Noun) (organic chemistry) Diethyl ether (C4H10O), a compound used as an early anaesthetic. 0
noun ether (Uncountable Noun) (ancient philosophy and alchemy) A classical physical element, considered as prevalent in the heavens and inaccessible to humans. In some versions of alchemy, this was the fifth element in addition to air, earth, fire and water. 0
noun ether (Uncountable Noun) (archaic, physics) A substance (aether) once thought to fill all space that allowed electromagnetic waves to pass through it and interact with matter, without exerting any resistance to matter or energy (disproved by Einstein in his Theory of Relativity). 0
noun ether (poetic or literary) The sky or heavens; the upper air. 0
verb ether (Transitive Verb) SLA To viciously insult. 0
