Eternalist E·ter"nal·ist noun One who holds the existence of matter to be from eternity. T. Burnet.
Eternalize E·ter"nal·ize transitive verb To make eternal. Shelton.
Eternally E·ter"nal·ly adverb In an eternal manner. That which is morally good or evil at any time or in any case, must be also eternally and unchangeably so.
South. Where western gales eternally reside.
Addison.
Eterne E·terne" adjective See Etern .
Eternify E·ter"ni·fy transitive verb To make eternal. [ Obsolete]
Fame . . . eternifies the name.
Mir. for Mag.
Eternity E·ter"ni·ty noun ;
plural Eternities . [ French
éternité , Latin
aeternitas , from
aeternus . See
Etern .]
1. Infinite duration, without beginning in the past or end in the future; also, duration without end in the future; endless time. The high and lofty One, that inhabiteth eternity .
Is. lvii. 15. 2. Condition which begins at death; immortality. Thou know'st 't is common; all that lives must die,
Passing through nature to eternity .
Shak.
Eternization E·ter`ni·za"tion noun The act of eternizing; the act of rendering immortal or famous.
Eternize E·ter"nize transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Eternized ;
present participle & verbal noun Eterniziing .] [ Confer French
éterniser .]
1. To make eternal or endless. This other [ gift] served but to eternize woe.
Milton. 2. To make forever famous; to immortalize; as, to eternize one's self, a name, exploits. St. Alban's battle won by famous York,
Shall be eternized in all age to come.
Shak.
Etesian E·te"sian adjective [ Latin
etesiae , plural, periodic winds, Greek ..., from ... year: confer French
étésien .]
Periodical; annual; -- applied to winds which annually blow from the north over the Mediterranean, esp. the eastern part, for an irregular period during July and August.
Ethal Eth"al noun [
Eth er +
al cohol: confer French
éthal .]
(Chemistry) A white waxy solid, C 16 H 33 .OH; -- called also cetylic alcohol . See Cetylic alcohol , under Cetylic .
Ethane Eth"ane noun [ From
Ether .]
(Chemistry) A gaseous hydrocarbon, C 2 H 6 , forming a constituent of ordinary illuminating gas. It is the second member of the paraffin series, and its most important derivatives are common alcohol, aldehyde, ether, and acetic acid. Called also dimethyl .
Ethe Ethe adjective [ See
Eath .]
Easy. [ Obsolete]
Spenser.
Ethel Eth"el adjective [ Anglo-Saxon
e...ele ,
æ...ele . See
Atheling .]
Noble. [ Obsolete]
Ethene Eth"ene noun (Chemistry) Ethylene; olefiant gas.
Ethenic E·then"ic adjective (Chemistry) Pertaining to, derived from. or resembling, ethene or ethylene; as, ethenic ether.
Ethenyl Eth"e·nyl noun [
Ethene +
- yl .]
(Chemistry) (a) A trivalent hydrocarbon radical, CH 3 .C. (b) A univalent hydrocarbon radical of the ethylene series, CH 2 :CH; -- called also vinyl . See Vinyl .
Etheostomoid E`the·os"to·moid adjective [ New Latin
etheostoma name of a genus +
-oid .]
(Zoology) Pertaining to, or like, the genus Etheostoma . --
noun Any fish of the genus Etheostoma and related genera, allied to the perches; -- also called darter . The etheostomoids are small and often bright-colored fishes inhabiting the fresh waters of North America. About seventy species are known. See Darter .
Ether E"ther (ē"thẽr)
noun [ Latin
aether , Greek
a'iqh`r , from
a'i`qein to light up, kindle, burn, blaze; akin to Sanskrit
idh ,
indh , and probably to English
idle : confer French
éther .] [ Written also
æther .]
1. (Physics) A medium of great elasticity and extreme tenuity, supposed to pervade all space, the interior of solid bodies not excepted, and to be the medium of transmission of light and heat; hence often called luminiferous ether . 2. Supposed matter above the air; the air itself. 3. (Chemistry) (a) A light, volatile, mobile, inflammable liquid, (C 2 H 5 ) 2 O, of a characteristic aromatic odor, obtained by the distillation of alcohol with sulphuric acid, and hence called also sulphuric ether . It is powerful solvent of fats, resins, and pyroxylin, but finds its chief use as an anæsthetic. Called also ethyl oxide . (b) Any similar oxide of hydrocarbon radicals; as, amyl ether ; valeric ether . Complex ether ,
Mixed ether (Chemistry) ,
an oxide of two different radicals in the same molecule; as, ethyl methyl ether, C 2 H 5 .O.CH 3 . --
Compound ether (Chemistry) ,
an ethereal salt or a salt of some hydrocarbon as the base; an ester. --
Ether engine (Machinery) ,
a condensing engine like a steam engine, but operated by the vapor of ether instead of by steam.
Ethereal E·the"re·al adjective 1. Pertaining to the hypothetical upper, purer air, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere; celestial; as, ethereal space; ethereal regions. Go, heavenly guest, ethereal messenger.
Milton. 2. Consisting of ether; hence, exceedingly light or airy; tenuous; spiritlike; characterized by extreme delicacy, as form, manner, thought, etc. Vast chain of being, which from God began,
Natures ethereal , human, angel, man.
Pope. 3. (Chemistry) Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, ether; as, ethereal salts. Ethereal oil .
(Chemistry) See Essential oil , under Essential . --
Ethereal oil of wine (Chemistry) ,
a heavy, yellow, oily liquid consisting essentially of etherin, etherol, and ethyl sulphate. It is the oily residuum left after etherification. Called also heavy oil of wine (distinguished from oil of wine , or œnanthic ether). --
Ethereal salt (Chemistry) ,
a salt of some organic radical as a base; an ester.
Etherealism E·the"re·al·ism noun Ethereality.
Ethereality E·the`re·al"i·ty noun The state of being ethereal; etherealness. Something of that ethereality of thought and manner which belonged to Wordsworth's earlier lyrics.
J. C. Shairp.
Etherealization E·the`re·al·i·za"tion noun An ethereal or spiritlike state. J. H. Stirling.
Etherealize E·the"re·al·ize transitive verb 1. To convert into ether, or into subtile fluid; to saturate with ether. 2. To render ethereal or spiritlike. Etherealized , moreover, by spiritual communications with the other world.
Hawthorne.
Ethereally E·the"re·al·ly adverb In an ethereal manner.
Etherealness E·the"re·al·ness noun Ethereality.
Ethereous E·the"re·ous adjective [ Latin
aethereus , Greek ... See
Ether .]
1. Formed of ether; ethereal. [ Obsolete]
This ethereous mold whereon we stand.
Milton. 2. (Chemistry) Pertaining to, or resembling, ether. Ethereous oil .
See Ethereal oil , under Ethereal .
Etherification E·ther`i·fi·ca"tion noun (Chemistry) 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 a small amount of sulphuric, or ethyl sulphuric, acid.
Etheriform E·ther"i·form adjective [
Ether +
form .]
Having the form of ether.
Etherin E"ther·in noun (Chemistry) A white, crystalline hydrocarbon, regarded as a polymeric variety of ethylene, obtained in heavy oil of wine, the residue left after making ether; -- formerly called also concrete oil of wine .
Etherization E`ther·i·za"tion noun (Medicine) (a) The administration of ether to produce insensibility. (b) The state of the system under the influence of ether.
Etherize E"ther·ize transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Etherized ;
present participle & verbal noun Etherizing .] [ Confer French
éthériser .]
1. To convert into ether. 2. To render insensible by means of ether, as by inhalation; as, to etherize a patient.
Etherol E"ther·ol noun [
Ether + Latin
ol eum oil.]
(Chemistry) An oily hydrocarbon regarded as a polymeric variety of ethylene, produced with etherin.
Ethic, Ethical Eth"ic, Eth"ic·al adjective [ Latin
ethicus , Greek ..., from ... custom, usage, character, dwelling; akin to ... custom, Goth.
sidus , German
sitte , Sanskrit
svadh... , probably orig., one's own doing;
sva self +
dh... to set: confer French
éthique . See
So ,
Do .]
Of, or belonging to, morals; treating of the moral feelings or duties; containing percepts of morality; moral; as, ethic discourses or epistles; an ethical system; ethical philosophy. The ethical meaning of the miracles.
Trench. Ethical dative (Gram.) ,
a use of the dative of a pronoun to signify that the person or thing spoken of is regarded with interest by some one; as, Quid mihi Celsus agit? How does my friend Celsus do?
Ethically Eth"ic·al·ly adverb According to, in harmony with, moral principles or character.
Ethicist Eth"i·cist noun One who is versed in ethics, or has written on ethics.
Ethics Eth"ics noun [ Confer French
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 duty, whether true or false; rules of practice in respect to a single class of human actions; as, political or social ethics ; medical ethics . The completeness and consistency of its morality is the peculiar praise of the ethics which the Bible has taught.
I. Taylor.
Ethide Eth"ide noun (Chemistry) Any compound of ethyl of a binary type; as, potassium ethide .
Ethidene Eth"i·dene noun [ From
Ether .]
(Chemistry) Ethylidene. [ Obsolete]
Ethine Eth"ine noun (Chemistry) Acetylene.
Ethionic Eth`i·on"ic adjective [
Eth yl +
thionic .]
(Chemistry) Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, an acid so called. Ethionic acid (Chemistry) ,
a liquid derivative of ethylsulphuric and sulphuric (thionic) acids, obtained by the action of sulphur trioxide on absolute alcohol.
Ethiop, Ethiopian E"thi·op, E`thi·o"pi·an noun [ Latin
Aethiops , Greek ...; ... to burn + ... face.]
A native or inhabitant of Ethiopia; also, in a general sense, a negro or black man.
Ethiopian, Ethiopic E`thi·o"pi·an, E`thi·op"ic adjective Of or relating to Ethiopia or the Ethiopians.
Ethiopic E`thi·op"ic noun The language of ancient Ethiopia; the language of the ancient Abyssinian empire (in Ethiopia), now used only in the Abyssinian church. It is of Semitic origin, and is also called Geez .
Ethiops E"thi·ops noun [ New Latin See
Ethiop .]
(Old Chem.) A black substance; -- formerly applied to various preparations of a black or very dark color. [ Written also
Æthiops .] [ Obsolete]
Ethiops martial (Old Chem.) ,
black oxide of iron. --
Ethiops mineral (Old Chem.) ,
black sulphide of mercury, obtained by triturating mercury with sulphur. --
Ethiops per se (Old Chem.) ,
mercury in finely divided state, having the appearance of a dark powder, obtained by shaking it up or by exposure to the air.
Ethmoid Eth"moid noun (Anat.) The ethmoid bone.
Ethmoid, Ethmoidal Eth"moid, Eth·moid"al adjective [ Greek ... like a sieve; ... sieve + ... from: confer French
ethmoïde ,
ethmoïdal .]
(Anat.) (a) Like a sieve; cribriform. (b) Pertaining to, or in the region of, the ethmoid bone. Ethmoid bone (Anat.) ,
a bone of complicated structure through which the olfactory nerves pass out of the cranium and over which they are largely distributed.
Ethmotrubinal Eth`mo·tru"bi·nal adjective [
Ethm oid +
turbinal .]
See Turbinal . - -
noun An ethmoturbinal bone.
Ethmovomerine Eth`mo·vo"mer·ine noun [
Ethm oid +
vomerine .]
(Anat.) Pertaining to the region of the vomer and the base of the ethmoid in the skull. Ethmovomerine plate (Anat.) ,
a cartilaginous plate beneath the front of the fetal brain which the ethmoid region of the skull is developed.
Ethnarch Eth"narch noun [ Greek ...; ... nation + ... leader, commander. See
-arch .]
(Gr. Antiq.) The governor of a province or people. Lew Wallace.
Ethnarchy Eth"narch·y noun [ Greek ....]
The dominion of an ethnarch; principality and rule. Wright.
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