Definition of ether

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Ether (n.) Any similar oxide of hydrocarbon radicals; as, amyl ether; valeric ether..

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Extensible :: Extensible (a.) Capable of being extended, whether in length or breadth; susceptible of enlargement; extensible; extendible; -- the opposite of contractible or compressible..
Mess :: Mess (n.) A number of persons who eat together, and for whom food is prepared in common; especially, persons in the military or naval service who eat at the same table; as, the wardroom mess..
Former :: Former (a.) Earlier, as between two things mentioned together; first mentioned..
Subject :: Subject (a.) That in which any quality, attribute, or relation, whether spiritual or material, inheres, or to which any of these appertain; substance; substratum..
Together :: Together (prep.) In concert; with mutual cooperation; as, the allies made war upon France together..
One :: One (a.) Closely bound together; undivided; united; constituting a whole.
Catamaran :: Catamaran (n.) A kind of raft or float, consisting of two or more logs or pieces of wood lashed together, and moved by paddles or sail; -- used as a surf boat and for other purposes on the coasts of the East and West Indies and South America. Modified forms are much used in the lumber regions of North America, and at life-saving stations..
Symposiac :: Symposiac (a.) Of or pertaining to compotations and merrymaking; happening where company is drinking together; as, symposiac meetings..
Clang :: Clang (v. t.) To strike together so as to produce a ringing metallic sound.
Chain :: Chain (n.) A series of things linked together; or a series of things connected and following each other in succession; as, a chain of mountains; a chain of events or ideas..
Grit :: Grit (v. t.) To grind; to rub harshly together; to grate; as, to grit the teeth..
Herd :: Herd (n.) A number of beasts assembled together; as, a herd of horses, oxen, cattle, camels, elephants, deer, or swine; a particular stock or family of cattle..
Buck :: Buck (v. t.) To subject to a mode of punishment which consists in tying the wrists together, passing the arms over the bent knees, and putting a stick across the arms and in the angle formed by the knees..
Byssus :: Byssus (n.) A cloth of exceedingly fine texture, used by the ancients. It is disputed whether it was of cotton, linen, or silk..
Novice :: Novice (n.) One who enters a religious house, whether of monks or nuns, as a probationist..
Balter :: Balter (v. t.) To stick together.
Lethal :: Lethal (n.) One of the higher alcohols of the paraffine series obtained from spermaceti as a white crystalline solid. It is so called because it occurs in the ethereal salt of lauric acid.
Telethermometer :: Telethermometer (n.) An apparatus for determining the temperature of a distant point, as by a thermoelectric circuit or otherwise..
Champerty :: Champerty (n.) The prosecution or defense of a suit, whether by furnishing money or personal services, by one who has no legitimate concern therein, in consideration of an agreement that he shall receive, in the event of success, a share of the matter in suit; maintenance with the addition of an agreement to divide the thing in suit. See Maintenance..
Adducent :: Adducent (a.) Bringing together or towards a given point; -- a word applied to those muscles of the body which pull one part towards another. Opposed to abducent.
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