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etherizing

etherizing is the present participle and gerund of etherize.

Meaning of etherize

Verb

etherize (third-person singular simple present etherizes, present participle etherizing, simple past and past participle etherized)

  1. To convert into ether.
    • etherize a spirit
  2. (historical) To anesthesize by means of ether (diethyl ether), often by inhalation.
    • to etherize a patient

Questions about etherizing

What is etherizing the present participle and gerund of?
Etherizing is the present participle and gerund of etherize.

Words near etherizing in the dictionary

  1. etherize
  2. etherized
  3. etherizer
  4. etherizers
  5. etherizes
  6. etherizing
  7. Etherley
  8. etherlike
  9. etherlipid
  10. etherlipids
  11. ethernet

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