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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin aethēr, from Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr).
Pronunciation
Noun
èter m (plural èters)
- ether (the substance formerly supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere above the clouds)
- (organic chemistry) ether (any of a class of organic compounds containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups)
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