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ether

/ˈiθɚ/ · 5 letters · 4 distinct letters

  1. noun

    the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies

  2. noun

    any of a class of organic compounds that have two hydrocarbon groups linked by an oxygen atom

  3. noun

    a medium that was once supposed to fill all space and to support the propagation of electromagnetic waves

  4. noun

    a colorless volatile highly inflammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic

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