Plural of ether
regular plural
The plural of ether is ethers.
Forms of ether
| Singular | ether /ˈiː.θə/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | ethers |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Ethers in a sentence
- A solution to the use of the thermodynamic ketone enolate lies in the selective formation and reaction of silyl enol ethers.2004, J. E. Carruthers, W. Carruthers, Iain Coldham, Modern Methods of Organic Synthesis, 4th edition, Cambridge University Press, page 29. From the entry enol
- The moments of ethers are smaller, about 1.2 debyes.1976, George Scatchard, Equilibrium in Solutions: Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Harvard University Press, page 197. From the entry debye
Meaning of ether
- noun The medium breathed by human beings; the air.
- noun The sky, the heavens; the void, nothingness.
- noun Often as aether and more fully as luminiferous aether: The hypothetical substance permeating space, functioning as a medium for electromagnetic waves to propagate through, and which does not exert resistance to the movement of matter; its existence is incompatible with Einstein's theory of relativity; famously found to be undetectable by the 1887 Michelson–Morley experiment.
Questions about the plural of ether
- What is the plural of ether?
- The plural of ether is ethers.
- Is ether countable?
- Ether is a countable and uncountable noun.
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