What is another word for ethers?

Pronunciation: [ˈiːθəz] (IPA)

Ethers is a chemical term that refers to a group of organic compounds that have an oxygen atom between two alkyl or aryl groups. These compounds have a variety of applications, including as solvents, anesthetics, and fuel additives. There are several synonyms for the word ethers, including diethyl ether, ethoxyethane, and oxybis. Another term commonly used by chemists is "ether linkages," which describes the chemical bond between the oxygen atom and the surrounding groups. Understanding the various synonyms and terminology associated with ethers can help chemists better communicate and collaborate on research in this field.

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    • Proper noun, plural
      PBDES.
    • Noun, plural
      biphenyls.

What are the hypernyms for Ethers?

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Usage examples for Ethers

Having done all that was possible for the time being, Tom hurried to the observation chamber, followed by the ethers.
"Tom Swift and his Undersea Search or, The Treasure on the Floor of the Atlantic"
Victor Appleton
For example, one of my dearest friends has all his life had the power to see the atomic ether and atomic astral matter, and to recognize their structure, alike in darkness or in light, as inter-penetrating everything else; yet he has only rarely seen entities whose bodies are composed of the much more obvious lower ethers or denser astral matter, and at any rate is certainly not permanently able to see them.
"Clairvoyance"
Charles Webster Leadbeater
455, 6. One of the most interesting and important branches of economy at the present day is the recovery of agents such as ammonia and ethers which had been utilized in chemical manufactures, and re-employing them indefinitely afterwards in repeating the same process.
"The Earth as Modified by Human Action"
George P. Marsh

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