in the ether

ether | American Dictionary

ether
noun[ U ]
us/ˈi·θər/
chemistry
a colorless liquid used, esp. in the past, to put people to sleep before an operation

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There were no differences between pupae from control and selection lines in fat reserves (measured by ether extraction ; unpublished data).
That's where the ethers and the fluids and the essences cooperate.
The sample, saturated with sodium chloride, was extracted with 10% of its volume of diethyl ether.
A friend of mine once coined the term "ether-walkers" for this class of person.
Volatiles released by asparagus plants were extracted by diethyl ether after cryotrapping concentration, and identified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.
If specimens are greasy, they should certainly be washed in ether before examination.
Protoconsciousness seems to be comparable to "ether," the invisible form of matter that was once believed to fill all physical space.
Although the intended biolog ical applications remained basically undeveloped, he toyed with hypotheses linking his novel theory with the constitution of matter and the ether.
Next we extracted lipids from the samples using petroleum ether as a solvent.
All patients had received a general anaesthetic consisting of ' 'gas, ether and oxygen' '.
As an example consider the case of ether, with a density of 0.736 g/cc, on water.
Soon afterwards, logic imposed [upon us] the identification of space and ether.
The abscess in his armpit was drained under ether anaesthetic.
After rinsing with fresh ether, the abdomen was again dried for 3 days and weighed again.
There was no effect of dietary treatment on the digestibility of ether extract and total carbohydrate.
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