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1,853 words match “ETHE”

ETHEROL n.
An oily hydrocarbon regarded as a polymeric variety of ethylene, produced with etherin.
AETHEOGAMOUS a.
Propagated in an unusual way; cryptogamous.
AETHER n.
See Ether.
ALTOGETHER adv. 2 definitions
All together; conjointly. [Obs.] Altogether they wenChaucer.
BELLWETHER n. 2 definitions
A wether, or sheep, which leads the flock, with a bell on his neck.
BEQUETHEN n.
old p. p. of Bequeath. [Obs.] Chaucer.
BETHEL n. 3 definitions
A place of worship; a hallowed spot. S. F. Adams.
BILLETHEAD n.
A round piece of timber at the bow or stern of a whaleboat, around which the harpoon lone is run out when the whale darts off.
CACOETHES n. 2 definitions
A bad custom or habit; an insatiable desire; as, cacoëthes scribendi, "The itch for writing". Addison.
COMETHER n. 2 definitions
Matter; affair.
EIGHTETETHE a.
Eighteenth. [Obs.]
LETHE n. 3 definitions
Death.[Obs.] Shak.
LETHEAN a.
Of or pertaining to Lethe; resembling in effect the water of Lethe. Milton. Barrow.
LETHEED a.
Caused by Lethe. " Letheed dullness." [Obs.] Shak.
LETHEON n.
Sulphuric ether used as an anæsthetic agent. [R.]
LETHEONIZE v.
To subject to the influence of letheon. [R. or Obs.]
LIBETHENITE n.
A mineral of an olive-green color, commonly in orthorhombic crystals. It is a hydrous phosphate of copper.
METHEGLIN n.
A fermented beverage made of honey and water; mead. Gay.
METHENE n.
See Methylene.
METHENYL n.
The hypothetical hydrocarbon radical CH, regarded as an essential residue of certain organic compounds.
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