ETHER as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a colorless volatile highly inflammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic
   Synonym(s)
   • diethyl ether (what does diethyl ether mean?)
   • divinyl ether (what does divinyl ether mean?)
   • ethoxyethane (what does ethoxyethane mean?)
   • ethyl ether (what does ethyl ether mean?)
   • vinyl ether (what does vinyl ether mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) ether is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • inhalation anesthetic (what does inhalation anesthetic mean?)
   • inhalation anaesthetic (what does inhalation anaesthetic mean?)
   • inhalation general anesthetic (what does inhalation general anesthetic mean?)
   • inhalation general anaesthetic (what does inhalation general anaesthetic mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • enflurane (what does enflurane mean?)
   • Ethrane (what does Ethrane mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • etherize (what does etherize mean?)
   • etherise (what does etherise mean?)
   • etherify (what does etherify mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a medium that was once supposed to fill all space and to support the propagation of electromagnetic waves
   Synonym(s)
   • aether (what does aether mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) ether is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • medium (what does medium mean?)
3. Meaning
   • any of a class of organic compounds that have two hydrocarbon groups linked by an oxygen atom
   Hypernyms(s) ether is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • organic compound (what does organic compound mean?)
4. Meaning
   • the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water
   • was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
   Synonym(s)
   • quintessence (what does quintessence mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) ether is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • element (what does element mean?)