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ether

[ee-ther] / ˈi θər /
ADJECTIVE
empyrean
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Most of the time it feels like I’m just talking into the ether.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

His 13,952 Test runs have not just appeared out of the Yorkshire ether.

From BBC Jun. 10, 2026

—Bitcoin fell to a four-month low, ether hit a one-year low and Solana reached a two-and-a-half-year low toward the end of a bruising week for cryptocurrencies.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

The orchestral sound comes out of a hidden pit as though from the ether.

From Los Angeles Times May 28, 2026

She knew the world was a stallion rolling in the blue pasture of ether.

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston

Their proliferation might not affect the sheer number of bitcoins, ethers and other tokens, but some investors thought their arrival has dented bitcoin’s appeal as a scarce asset.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 7, 2026

Other EDCs of concern include organophosphate ethers, benzotriazoles, and PBDEs, all of which are used to make plastic products fire- and light-resistant.

From Salon Apr. 2, 2024

In the study, the team used ring-shaped molecular structures called "crown ethers," which contain benzene and bromine rings.

From Science Daily Jan. 30, 2024

The Seattle Fire Department uses Novacool UEF, a nonfluorinated foam that doesn’t contain PFAS, nonylphenol ethoxylates or glycol ethers — all chemicals that can be toxic to people and aquatic life.

From Seattle Times Mar. 22, 2023

It has now been extended to include synthetic ethers, such as those obtained by acting on alcoholic glucose solutions with hydrochloric acid, and also the polysaccharoses, e.g. cane sugar, which appear to be ethers also.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various




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