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AEtherAEther [AE]"ther, n.
See Ether. AltogetherAltogether Al`to*geth"er, adv. [OE. altogedere; al all +
togedere together. See Together.]
1. All together; conjointly. [Obs.]
Altogether they went at once. --Chaucer.
2. Without exception; wholly; completely.
Every man at his best state is altogether vanity.
--Ps. xxxix.
5. Bellwether
Bellwether Bell"weth`er, n.
1. A wether, or sheep, which leads the flock, with a bell on
his neck.
2. Hence: A leader. [Contemptuous] --Swift.
bletherBlather Blath"er (bl[a^][th]"[~e]r), v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p.
Blathered; p. pr. & vb. n. Blathering.] [Written also
blether.] [Icel. bla[eth]ra. Cf. Blatherskite.]
To talk foolishly, or nonsensically. --G. Eliot. bletherBlather Blath"er, n. [Written also blether.]
Voluble, foolish, or nonsensical talk; -- often in the pl.
--Hall Caine. Chloric etherChloric Chlo"ric, a. [From Chlorine.]
Pertaining to, or obtained from, chlorine; -- said of those
compounds of chlorine in which this element has a valence of
five, or the next to its highest; as, chloric acid, HClO3.
Chloric ether (Chem.), ethylene dichloride. See Dutch
liquid, under Dutch. Complex ether (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. Compound ether (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. Compound etherCompound Com"pound, a. [OE. compouned, p. p. of compounen. See
Compound, v. t.]
Composed of two or more elements, ingredients, parts;
produced by the union of several ingredients, parts, or
things; composite; as, a compound word.
Compound substances are made up of two or more simple
substances. --I. Watts.
Compound addition, subtraction, multiplication,
division (Arith.), the addition, subtraction, etc., of
compound numbers.
Compound crystal (Crystallog.), a twin crystal, or one
seeming to be made up of two or more crystals combined
according to regular laws of composition.
Compound engine (Mech.), a form of steam engine in which
the steam that has been used in a high-pressure cylinder
is made to do further service in a larger low-pressure
cylinder, sometimes in several larger cylinders,
successively.
Compound ether. (Chem.) See under Ether.
Compound flower (Bot.), a flower head resembling a single
flower, but really composed of several florets inclosed in
a common calyxlike involucre, as the sunflower or
dandelion.
Compound fraction. (Math.) See Fraction.
Compound fracture. See Fracture.
Compound householder, a householder who compounds or
arranges with his landlord that his rates shall be
included in his rents. [Eng.]
Compound interest. See Interest.
Compound larceny. (Law) See Larceny.
Compound leaf (Bot.), a leaf having two or more separate
blades or leaflets on a common leafstalk.
Compound microscope. See Microscope.
Compound motion. See Motion.
Compound number (Math.), one constructed according to a
varying scale of denomination; as, 3 cwt., 1 qr., 5 lb.;
-- called also denominate number.
Compound pier (Arch.), a clustered column.
Compound quantity (Alg.), a quantity composed of two or
more simple quantities or terms, connected by the sign +
(plus) or - (minus). Thus, a + b - c, and bb - b, are
compound quantities.
Compound radical. (Chem.) See Radical.
Compound ratio (Math.), the product of two or more ratios;
thus ab:cd is a ratio compounded of the simple ratios a:c
and b:d.
Compound rest (Mech.), the tool carriage of an engine
lathe.
Compound screw (Mech.), a screw having on the same axis two
or more screws with different pitch (a differential
screw), or running in different directions (a right and
left screw).
Compound time (Mus.), that in which two or more simple
measures are combined in one; as, 6-8 time is the joining
of two measures of 3-8 time.
Compound word, a word composed of two or more words;
specifically, two or more words joined together by a
hyphen. Ether engine (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. EtherealEthereal E*the"re*al, a.
1. Pertaining to the hypothetical upper, purer air, or to the
higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere;
celestial; as, ethereal space; ethereal regions.
Go, heavenly guest, ethereal messenger. --Milton.
2. Consisting of ether; hence, exceedingly light or airy;
tenuous; spiritlike; characterized by extreme delicacy, as
form, manner, thought, etc.
Vast chain of being, which from God began, Natures
ethereal, human, angel, man. --Pope.
3. (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, ether;
as, ethereal salts.
Ethereal oil. (Chem.) See Essential oil, under
Essential.
Ethereal oil of wine (Chem.), a heavy, yellow, oily liquid
consisting essentially of etherin, etherol, and ethyl
sulphate. It is the oily residuum left after
etherification. Called also heavy oil of wine
(distinguished from oil of wine, or [oe]nanthic ether).
Ethereal salt (Chem.), a salt of some organic radical as a
base; an ester. Ethereal oilEthereal E*the"re*al, a.
1. Pertaining to the hypothetical upper, purer air, or to the
higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere;
celestial; as, ethereal space; ethereal regions.
Go, heavenly guest, ethereal messenger. --Milton.
2. Consisting of ether; hence, exceedingly light or airy;
tenuous; spiritlike; characterized by extreme delicacy, as
form, manner, thought, etc.
Vast chain of being, which from God began, Natures
ethereal, human, angel, man. --Pope.
3. (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, ether;
as, ethereal salts.
Ethereal oil. (Chem.) See Essential oil, under
Essential.
Ethereal oil of wine (Chem.), a heavy, yellow, oily liquid
consisting essentially of etherin, etherol, and ethyl
sulphate. It is the oily residuum left after
etherification. Called also heavy oil of wine
(distinguished from oil of wine, or [oe]nanthic ether).
Ethereal salt (Chem.), a salt of some organic radical as a
base; an ester. Ethereal oil of wineEthereal E*the"re*al, a.
1. Pertaining to the hypothetical upper, purer air, or to the
higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere;
celestial; as, ethereal space; ethereal regions.
Go, heavenly guest, ethereal messenger. --Milton.
2. Consisting of ether; hence, exceedingly light or airy;
tenuous; spiritlike; characterized by extreme delicacy, as
form, manner, thought, etc.
Vast chain of being, which from God began, Natures
ethereal, human, angel, man. --Pope.
3. (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, ether;
as, ethereal salts.
Ethereal oil. (Chem.) See Essential oil, under
Essential.
Ethereal oil of wine (Chem.), a heavy, yellow, oily liquid
consisting essentially of etherin, etherol, and ethyl
sulphate. It is the oily residuum left after
etherification. Called also heavy oil of wine
(distinguished from oil of wine, or [oe]nanthic ether).
Ethereal salt (Chem.), a salt of some organic radical as a
base; an ester. Ethereal saltEthereal E*the"re*al, a.
1. Pertaining to the hypothetical upper, purer air, or to the
higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere;
celestial; as, ethereal space; ethereal regions.
Go, heavenly guest, ethereal messenger. --Milton.
2. Consisting of ether; hence, exceedingly light or airy;
tenuous; spiritlike; characterized by extreme delicacy, as
form, manner, thought, etc.
Vast chain of being, which from God began, Natures
ethereal, human, angel, man. --Pope.
3. (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, ether;
as, ethereal salts.
Ethereal oil. (Chem.) See Essential oil, under
Essential.
Ethereal oil of wine (Chem.), a heavy, yellow, oily liquid
consisting essentially of etherin, etherol, and ethyl
sulphate. It is the oily residuum left after
etherification. Called also heavy oil of wine
(distinguished from oil of wine, or [oe]nanthic ether).
Ethereal salt (Chem.), a salt of some organic radical as a
base; an ester. Ethereal tinctureTincture Tinc"ture, n. [L. tinctura a dyeing, from tingere,
tinctum, to tinge, dye: cf. OE. tainture, teinture, F.
teinture, L. tinctura. See Tinge.]
1. A tinge or shade of color; a tint; as, a tincture of red.
2. (Her.) One of the metals, colors, or furs used in armory.
Note: There are two metals: gold, called or, and represented
in engraving by a white surface covered with small
dots; and silver, called argent, and represented by a
plain white surface. The colors and their
representations are as follows: red, called gules, or a
shading of vertical lines; blue, called azure, or
horizontal lines; black, called sable, or horizontal
and vertical lines crossing; green, called vert, or
diagonal lines from dexter chief corner; purple, called
purpure, or diagonal lines from sinister chief corner.
The furs are ermine, ermines, erminois, pean, vair,
counter vair, potent, and counter potent. See
Illustration in Appendix.
3. The finer and more volatile parts of a substance,
separated by a solvent; an extract of a part of the
substance of a body communicated to the solvent.
4. (Med.) A solution (commonly colored) of medicinal
substance in alcohol, usually more or less diluted; spirit
containing medicinal substances in solution.
Note: According to the United States Pharmacop[oe]ia, the
term tincture (also called alcoholic tincture, and
spirituous tincture) is reserved for the alcoholic
solutions of nonvolatile substances, alcoholic
solutions of volatile substances being called spirits.
Ethereal tincture, a solution of medicinal substance in
ether.
5. A slight taste superadded to any substance; as, a tincture
of orange peel.
6. A slight quality added to anything; a tinge; as, a
tincture of French manners.
All manners take a tincture from our own. --Pope.
Every man had a slight tincture of soldiership, and
scarcely any man more than a slight tincture.
--Macaulay. Etherealism
Etherealism E*the"re*al*ism, n.
Ethereality.
Etherealization
Etherealization E*the`re*al*i*za"tion, n.
An ethereal or spiritlike state. --J. H. Stirling.
Etherealize
Etherealize E*the"re*al*ize, v. t.
1. To convert into ether, or into subtile fluid; to saturate
with ether.
2. To render ethereal or spiritlike.
Etherealized, moreover, by spiritual communications
with the other world. --Hawthorne.
Ethereally
Ethereally E*the"re*al*ly, adv.
In an ethereal manner.
Etherealness
Etherealness E*the"re*al*ness, n.
Ethereality.
EthereousEthereous E*the"re*ous, a. [L. aethereus, Gr. ? See Ether.]
1. Formed of ether; ethereal. [Obs.]
This ethereous mold whereon we stand. --Milton.
2. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or resembling, ether.
Ethereous oil. See Ethereal oil, under Ethereal. Ethereous oilEthereous E*the"re*ous, a. [L. aethereus, Gr. ? See Ether.]
1. Formed of ether; ethereal. [Obs.]
This ethereous mold whereon we stand. --Milton.
2. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or resembling, ether.
Ethereous oil. See Ethereal oil, under Ethereal. Etherification
Etherification E*ther`i*fi*ca"tion, n. (Chem.)
The act or process of making ether; specifically, the process
by which a large quantity of alcohol is transformed into
ether by the agency of a small amount of sulphuric, or ethyl
sulphuric, acid.
Etheriform
Etheriform E*ther"i*form, a. [Ether + form.]
Having the form of ether.
EtherinEtherin E"ther*in, n. (Chem.)
A white, crystalline hydrocarbon, regarded as a polymeric
variety of ethylene, obtained in heavy oil of wine, the
residue left after making ether; -- formerly called also
concrete oil of wine. Etherization
Etherization E`ther*i*za"tion
. (Med.)
(a) The administration of ether to produce insensibility.
(b) The state of the system under the influence of ether.
Etherol
Etherol E"ther*ol, n. [Ether + L. oleum oil.] (Chem.)
An oily hydrocarbon regarded as a polymeric variety of
ethylene, produced with etherin.
Methyl ether; -- called also methol, carbinol, etc.
Methyl amine (Chem.), a colorless, inflammable, alkaline
gas, CH3.NH2, having an ammoniacal, fishy odor. It is
produced artificially, and also occurs naturally in
herring brine and other fishy products. It is regarded as
ammonia in which a third of its hydrogen is replaced by
methyl, and is a type of the class of substituted
ammonias.
Methyl ether (Chem.), a light, volatile ether CH3.O.CH3,
obtained by the etherification of methyl alcohol; --
called also methyl oxide.
Methyl green. (Chem.) See under Green, n.
Methyl orange. (Chem.) See Helianthin.
Methyl violet (Chem.), an artificial dye, consisting of
certain methyl halogen derivatives of rosaniline. Mixed ether (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. NethermostNethermost Neth"er*most`, a. [AS. ni(?)emest. See Nether,
and cf. Aftermost.]
Lowest; as, the nethermost abyss. --Milton.
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class of
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Diethyl ether, or
simply ether, is an
organic compound with the
chemical formula (CH3CH2)2O,
sometimes abbreviated as Et2O. It is a colourless, highly...
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Addiction to
ether consumption, or etheromania, is the
addiction to the
inhalation or
drinking of
diethyl ether,
commonly called "
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Petroleum ether is the
petroleum fraction consisting of
aliphatic hydrocarbons and
boiling in the
range 35–60 °C, and
commonly used as a
laboratory solvent...
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methyl ether (PGME or 1-methoxy-2-propanol) is an
organic solvent with a wide
variety of
industrial and
commercial uses.
Similar to
other glycol ethers, it...
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Dimethyl ether (DME; also
known as methoxymethane) is the
organic compound with the
formula CH3OCH3, (sometimes
ambiguously simplified to C2H6O as it...
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Ether phospholipids:
phospholipids are
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ether-linked "tails"
instead of the
usual ester linkage.
Ether on sn-1,
ester on sn-2: "
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Methyl ether may
refer to: Any
chemical compound of the
ether class that
includes a
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