Definition of ether

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Ether (n.) 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 anaesthetic. Called also ethyl oxide..

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Contracted :: Contracted (a.) Drawn together; shrunken; wrinkled; narrow; as, a contracted brow; a contracted noun..
Pair :: Pair (v. t.) To unite in couples; to form a pair of; to bring together, as things which belong together, or which complement, or are adapted to one another..
Luminiferous :: Luminiferous (a.) Producing light; yielding light; transmitting light; as, the luminiferous ether..
Leash :: Leash (v. t.) To tie together, or hold, with a leash..
Graywacke :: Graywacke (n.) A conglomerate or grit rock, consisting of rounded pebbles sand firmly united together..
Adjunct :: Adjunct (n.) A quality or property of the body or the mind, whether natural or acquired; as, color, in the body, judgment in the mind..
Marsupialia :: Marsupialia (n. pl.) A subclass of Mammalia, including nearly all the mammals of Australia and the adjacent islands, together with the opossums of America. They differ from ordinary mammals in having the corpus callosum very small, in being implacental, and in having their young born while very immature. The female generally carries the young for some time after birth in an external pouch, or marsupium. Called also Marsupiata..
Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. t.) To throw together in a disorderly manner.
Birth :: Birth (n.) That which is born; that which is produced, whether animal or vegetable..
Gunner :: Gunner (n.) One who works a gun, whether on land or sea; a cannoneer..
Mass :: Mass (n.) A quantity of matter cohering together so as to make one body, or an aggregation of particles or things which collectively make one body or quantity, usually of considerable size; as, a mass of ore, metal, sand, or water..
Store :: Store (v. t.) That which is accumulated, or massed together; a source from which supplies may be drawn; hence, an abundance; a great quantity, or a great number..
Croodle :: Croodle (v. i.) To cower or cuddle together, as from fear or cold; to lie close and snug together, as pigs in straw..
Mantle :: Mantle (n.) The back of a bird together with the folded wings.
Blue :: Blue (n.) One of the seven colors into which the rays of light divide themselves, when refracted through a glass prism; the color of the clear sky, or a color resembling that, whether lighter or darker; a pigment having such color. Sometimes, poetically, the sky..
Convent :: Convent (v. i.) To meet together; to concur.
Oven :: Oven (n.) A place arched over with brick or stonework, and used for baking, heating, or drying; hence, any structure, whether fixed or portable, which may be heated for baking, drying, etc.; esp., now, a chamber in a stove, used for baking or roasting..
Poetry :: Poetry (n.) Imaginative language or composition, whether expressed rhythmically or in prose. Specifically: Metrical composition; verse; rhyme; poems collectively; as, heroic poetry; dramatic poetry; lyric or Pindaric poetry..
Watch :: Watch (n.) That part, usually one half, of the officers and crew, who together attend to the working of a vessel for an allotted time, usually four hours. The watches are designated as the port watch, and the starboard watch..
Chafe :: Chafe (v. i.) To rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction.
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