ethereous oil

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ethereous oil - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Ethereous \E*the"re*ous\, a. [L.aethereus, Gr. ? See Ether.]
     1. Formed of ether; ethereal. [Obs.]
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              This ethereous mold whereon we stand. --Milton.
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     2. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or resembling, ether.
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     Ethereous oil. See Ethereal oil, under Ethereal.
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