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ether

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

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(n): one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe

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

(n): any compound of carbon and another element or a radical

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

(n): an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication

(n): a colorless volatile highly inflammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic

(n): a gas that produces general anesthesia when inhaled

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about 1 year ago seanahan said:

I particularly enjoy this word when used in the expression, "lost into the ether", as an expression of some unknown place, some mist, some far off place beyond time and space.

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