ether
- n the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
- n any of a class of organic compounds that have two hydrocarbon groups linked by an oxygen atom
- n a medium that was once supposed to fill all space and to support the propagation of electromagnetic waves
- n a colorless volatile highly inflammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic
ethernet
- n a type of network technology for local area networks; coaxial cable carries radio frequency signals between computers at a rate of 10 megabits per second
ethernet cable
- n any of several types of coaxial cable used in ethernets
ethic
- n the principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group
the Puritan ethic - n a system of principles governing morality and acceptable conduct
ethical code
- n a system of principles governing morality and acceptable conduct
ethical drug
- n a drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist
ethicism
- n a doctrine that ethics and ethical ideas are valid and important
his ethicism often led him to moralize
ethics
- n motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
- n the philosophical study of moral values and rules
- n the principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group
- n a system of principles governing morality and acceptable conduct
ethiopia
- n Ethiopia is a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; formerly called Abyssinia
ethiopian banana
- n large evergreen arborescent herb having huge paddle-shaped leaves and bearing inedible fruit that resemble bananas but edible young flower shoots; sometimes placed in genus Musa
ethiopian language
- n the dominant and official language of Ethiopia; a Semitic language much influenced by the Cushitic language with which Amhara have been in close contact
ethmoid
- n one of the eight bones of the cranium; a small bone filled with air spaces that forms part of the eye sockets and the nasal cavity
ethmoid bone
- n one of the eight bones of the cranium; a small bone filled with air spaces that forms part of the eye sockets and the nasal cavity
ethmoid sinus
- n a sinus of the meatuses of the nasal cavity (behind the bridge of the nose)