Definition of ethereal

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Ethereal (a.) Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, ether; as, ethereal salts..

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Ketone :: Ketone (n.) One of a large class of organic substances resembling the aldehydes, obtained by the distillation of certain salts of organic acids and consisting of carbonyl (CO) united with two hydrocarbon radicals. In general the ketones are colorless volatile liquids having a pungent ethereal odor..
Ethereal :: Ethereal (a.) Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, ether; as, ethereal salts..
Ester :: Ester (n.) An ethereal salt, or compound ether, consisting of an organic radical united with the residue of any oxygen acid, organic or inorganic; thus the natural fats are esters of glycerin and the fatty acids, oleic, etc..
Etherealize :: Etherealize (v. t.) To render ethereal or spiritlike.
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.
Aerial :: Aerial (a.) Light as air; ethereal.
Skyey :: Skyey (a.) Like the sky; ethereal; being in the sky.
Chloroform :: Chloroform (n.) A colorless volatile liquid, CHCl3, having an ethereal odor and a sweetish taste, formed by treating alcohol with chlorine and an alkali. It is a powerful solvent of wax, resin, etc., and is extensively used to produce anaesthesia in surgical operations; also externally, to alleviate pain..
Etherealization :: Etherealization (n.) An ethereal or spiritlike state.
Ethereality :: Ethereality (n.) The state of being ethereal; etherealness.
Ethereal :: Ethereal (a.) Consisting of ether; hence, exceedingly light or airy; tenuous; spiritlike; characterized by extreme delicacy, as form, manner, thought, etc..
Ethereous :: Ethereous (a.) Formed of ether; ethereal.
Skyish :: Skyish (a.) Like the sky, or approaching the sky; lofty; ethereal..
Oenanthic :: Oenanthic (a.) Having, or imparting, the odor characteristic of the bouquet of wine; specifically used, formerly, to designate an acid whose ethereal salts were supposed to occasion the peculiar bouquet, or aroma, of old wine. Cf. Oenanthylic..
Spirituous :: Spirituous (a.) Having the quality of spirit; tenuous in substance, and having active powers or properties; ethereal; immaterial; spiritual; pure..
Etherealness :: Etherealness (n.) Ethereality.
Methylal :: Methylal (n.) A light, volatile liquid, H2C(OCH3)2, regarded as a complex ether, and having a pleasant ethereal odor. It is obtained by the partial oxidation of methyl alcohol. Called also formal..
Spirituosity :: Spiritielle (a.) Of the nature, or having the appearance, of a spirit; pure; refined; ethereal..
Siderealize :: Siderealize (v. t.) To elevate to the stars, or to the region of the stars; to etherealize..
Saponify :: Saponify (v. t.) To convert into soap, as tallow or any fat; hence (Chem.), to subject to any similar process, as that which ethereal salts undergo in decomposition; as, to saponify ethyl acetate..
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