ether

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈiːθər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈiθɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ē′thər)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
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ether n (anaesthetic gas)éter nm
 Ether was an early form of anaesthetic in medical practice.
 Anteriormente el éter se utilizaba como una forma de anestesia en el campo médico.
ether n (chemical compound)éter nm
 Ether is a colorless liquid that is quite volatile.
 El éter es un líquido sin color que puede ser muy volátil.
ether,
UK: aether n		 figurative (atmosphere, air)éter nm
 The smoke from the factories dissipated as it floated up into the ether.
 El humo de las fábricas se disipaba conforme flotaba hacia el éter.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
diethyl ether (chemistry)éter dietílico loc nom m
  dietil éter loc nom m
ethyl ether n (chemical anaesthetic; ether)éter etílico nm + adj
 One of the earliest general anaesthetics was ethyl ether, but it is rarely used nowadays.
 El éter etílico se usaba como anestésico.
be lost in the ether v expr figurative (have gone missing) (informal)perderse en el éter loc verb
  perderse⇒ v prnl
 My car keys seem to be lost in the ether. Have you seen them?
  (figurado)esfumarse⇒ v prnl
  (figurado)evaporarse⇒ v prnl
  desaparecer⇒ v prnl
get lost in the ether v expr figurative (internet, e-mail: disappear) (coloquial)perderse en el ciberespacio loc verb
 I didn't receive your email. It must have got lost in the ether.
 Nunca recibí tu email: parece que se perdió en el ciberespacio.
vinyl ether,
divinyl ether n		 (pharmacology)éter vinílico loc nom m
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'ether' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
ethereal - ethyl ether
Spanish:
éter - etéreo - éter etílico


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