Webster's Dictionary 1913

3457

Ethal

Eth″al (?), n. [Ether + alcohol: cf. F. éthal.] (Chem.) A white waxy solid, C16H33.OH; — called also cetylic alcohol. See Cetylic alcohol, under Cetylic.

3458

Ethane

Eth″ane (?), n. [From Ether.] (Chem.) A gaseous hydrocarbon, C2H6, forming a constituent of ordinary illuminating gas. It is the second member of the paraffin series, and its mo...

3459

Ethe

Ethe (?), a. [See Eath.] Easy. Spenser.

3460

Ethel

Eth″el (?), a. [AS. e�ele, æ�ele. See Atheling.] Noble.

3461

Ethene

Eth″ene (?), n.(Chem.) Ethylene; olefiant gas.

3462

Ethenic

E‐then″ic (?), a.(Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from. or resembling, ethene or ethylene; as, ethenic ether.

3463

Ethenyl

Eth″e‐nyl (?), n. [Ethene + -yl.] (Chem.) (a) A trivalent hydrocarbon radical, CH3.C. (b) A univalent hydrocarbon radical of the ethylene series, CH2:CH; — called also vinyl. Se...

3464

Etheostomoid

E′the‐os″to‐moid (?), a. [NL. etheostoma name of a genus + -oid.] (Zoöl.) Pertaining to, or like, the genus Etheostoma. — n. Any fish of the genus Etheostoma and related genera,...

3465

Ether

E″ther (ē″thẽr), n. [L. aether, Gr. αιθἤρ, fr. αἴθειν to light up, kindle, burn, blaze; akin to Skr. idh, indh, and prob. to E. idle: cf. F. éther.] [Written also æther.] 1. (Ph...

3466

Ethereal

E‐the″re‐al (?), a. 1. Pertaining to the hypothetical upper, purer air, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere; celestial; as, ethereal space; ethere...

3467

Etherealism

E‐the″re‐al‐ism (?), n. Ethereality.

3468

Ethereality

E‐the′re‐al″i‐ty (?), n. The state of being ethereal; etherealness.Something of that ethereality of thought and manner which belonged to Wordsworth's earlier lyrics. J. C. Shairp.

3469

Etherealization

E‐the′re‐al‐i‐za″tion (?), n. An ethereal or spiritlike state. J. H. Stirling.

3470

Etherealize

E‐the″re‐al‐ize (?), v. t. 1. To convert into ether, or into subtile fluid; to saturate with ether.2. To render ethereal or spiritlike.Etherealized, moreover, by spiritual commu...

3471

Ethereally

E‐the″re‐al‐ly, adv. In an ethereal manner.

3472

Etherealness

E‐the″re‐al‐ness (?), n. Ethereality.

3473

Ethereous

E‐the″re‐ous (?), a. [L. aethereus, Gr. � See Ether.] 1. Formed of ether; ethereal.This ethereous mold whereon we stand. Milton.2. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or resembling, ether.Et...

3474

Etherification

E‐ther′i‐fi‐ca″tion (?), n.(Chem.) The act or process of making ether; specifically, the process by which a large quantity of alcohol is transformed into ether by the agency of ...

3475

Etheriform

E‐ther″i‐form (?), a. [Ether + form.] Having the form of ether.

3476

Etherin

E″ther‐in, n.(Chem.) A white, crystalline hydrocarbon, regarded as a polymeric variety of ethylene, obtained in heavy oil of wine, the residue left after making ether; — formerl...

3477

Etherization

E′ther‐i‐za″tion (?) n.(Med.) (a) The administration of ether to produce insensibility. (b) The state of the system under the influence of ether.

3478

Etherize

E″ther‐ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Etherized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Etherizing (?).] [Cf. F. éthériser.] 1. To convert into ether.2. To render insensible by means of ether, as by i...

3479

Etherol

E″ther‐ol (?), n. [Ether + L. oleum oil.] (Chem.) An oily hydrocarbon regarded as a polymeric variety of ethylene, produced with etherin.

3480

Ethic

{ Eth″ic (?), Eth″ic‐al (?), } a. [L. ethicus, Gr. �, fr. � custom, usage, character, dwelling; akin to � custom, Goth. sidus, G. sitte, Skr. svadh�, prob. orig., one's own doin...

3481

Ethically

Eth″ic‐al‐ly, adv. According to, in harmony with, moral principles or character.

3482

Ethicist

Eth″i‐cist (?), n. One who is versed in ethics, or has written on ethics.

3483

Ethics

Eth″ics (?), n. [Cf. F. éthique. See Ethic.] The science of human duty; the body of rules of duty drawn from this science; a particular system of principles and rules concerting...