Ether (disambiguation)

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• Ether (chemistry) [r]: A chemical compound in which two hydrocarbons are joined together by an intervening oxygen atom; denoted R-O-R. In the past, diethyl ether was used as an anesthetic; still widely used in industrial chemistry ^[e] Family of organic chemicals; in the past, diethyl ether was used as an anesthetic; still widely used in industrial chemistry
• Ether (physics) [r]: Medium that can carry electromagnetic waves (obsolete) ^[e] Medium that can carry electromagnetic waves (obsolete)
• Ethernet [r]: An early proprietary standard for local area networks developed by IEEE Project 802; the term has become generic for various connectors and communications techniques although the name of a standard would be more precise. ^[e]