Definition of Eter
Ether, a volatic liquid prepared from the distillation of alcohol
and sulphuric acid at high temperature; is colourless, and emits a sweet,
penetrating odour; is highly combustible; a useful solvent, and an
important anæsthetic.
- Wikipedia
Ether, a subtle element presumed to pervade all interstellar space,
vibrations in which are assumed to account for the transmission of light
and all radiant energy.
- Wikipedia
E"ther (ē"th&etilde;r), n. [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.] 1. (Physics) 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.
2. Supposed matter above the air; the air
itself.
3. (Chem.) (a) 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.
(b) Any similar oxide of hydrocarbon radicals;
as, amyl ether; valeric ether.
Complex ether, Mixed ether
(Chem.), an oxide of two different radicals in the same
molecule; as, ethyl methyl ether,
C2H5.O.CH3. -- Compound
ether (Chem.), an ethereal salt or a salt of
some hydrocarbon as the base; an ester. -- Ether
engine (Mach.), a condensing engine like a steam
engine, but operated by the vapor of ether instead of by
steam.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (chemistry) A compound containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups
- (chemistry) diethyl ether, a compound used as an early anaesthetic.
- (alchemy) In some versions of alchemy, this was the fifth element in addition to air, earth, fire and water.
- The substance (aether) once thought to fill all space
Ether- the author of the Book of Ether in the Book of Mormon
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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