Inside the Universes

Words with a similar base: aether, diethyl_ether, divinyl_ether, ether, ethyl_ether, vinyl_ether

'ether'

[quintessence.n.01] as in: the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies

'ether'

[ether.n.02] as in: any of a class of organic compounds that have two hydrocarbon groups linked by an oxygen atom

'ether'

[ether.n.03] as in: a medium that was once supposed to fill all space and to support the propagation of electromagnetic waves

'ether'

[ether.n.04] as in: a colorless volatile highly inflammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic

Origins

					ether (English)
└── aether (Latin)
    └── αἰθήρ (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
        └── αἴθω (Ancient Greek (to 1453))