èter
See also: Èter
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin aethēr, from Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr).
Noun
èter m (plural èters)
- ether (the substance formerly supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere above the clouds)
- (organic chemistry) ether (any of a class of organic compounds containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups)
Further reading
- “èter” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “èter”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “èter” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “èter” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
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