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Meaning of ether

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  ether
      n 1: the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire
           and water; was believed to be the substance composing all
           heavenly bodies [syn: {quintessence}, {ether}]
      2: any of a class of organic compounds that have two hydrocarbon
         groups linked by an oxygen atom
      3: a medium that was once supposed to fill all space and to
         support the propagation of electromagnetic waves [syn:
         {ether}, {aether}]
      4: a colorless volatile highly inflammable liquid formerly used
         as an inhalation anesthetic [syn: {ether}, {ethoxyethane},
         {divinyl ether}, {vinyl ether}, {diethyl ether}, {ethyl
         ether}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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