ether in Greek
ether in Greek is αιθέρας, διαιθυλαιθέρας — ether means a sweet-smelling, highly flammable liquid once widely used as an anaesthetic and still used as a solvent.
ether in Greek
αιθέρας
Pronounced: aitheras
διαιθυλαιθέρας
Pronounced: diaithylaitheras
(uncountable, organic compound) Diethyl ether (C4H10O), an organic compound with a sweet odour used in the past as an anaesthetic.
What does "ether" mean?
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noun A sweet-smelling, highly flammable liquid once widely used as an anaesthetic and still used as a solvent.
"Doctors once used ether to put patients to sleep before surgery."
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noun The clear upper sky or heavens, especially in older or poetic usage; historically, a hypothetical substance once thought to fill space.
"The poem describes stars scattered across the ether."
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noun The airwaves or broadcast medium through which radio, TV, or digital signals travel.
"The message vanished into the digital ether."
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ether in a sentence
- Doctors once used ether to put patients to sleep before surgery.
- The poem describes stars scattered across the ether.
- The message vanished into the digital ether.
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What is "ether" in Greek?
"ether" in Greek is αιθέρας, διαιθυλαιθέρας. ether means: A sweet-smelling, highly flammable liquid once widely used as an anaesthetic and still used as a solvent.
How do you pronounce αιθέρας?
"ether" in Greek is αιθέρας, pronounced "aitheras".
How do you use "ether" in a sentence?
Example: "Doctors once used ether to put patients to sleep before surgery." In Greek, "ether" is αιθέρας, διαιθυλαιθέρας.
Are there other ways to say "ether" in Greek?
Yes — Greek has 2 translations listed for "ether": αιθέρας, διαιθυλαιθέρας.
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