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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ethyl ether
n
  1. a colorless volatile highly inflammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic
    Synonym(s): ether, ethoxyethane, divinyl ether, vinyl ether, diethyl ether, ethyl ether
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
etiolate
adj
  1. (especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light; "etiolated celery"
    Synonym(s): etiolate, etiolated, blanched
v
  1. make weak by stunting the growth or development of
  2. bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight
  3. make pale or sickly; "alcohol etiolates your skin"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
etiolated
adj
  1. (especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light; "etiolated celery"
    Synonym(s): etiolate, etiolated, blanched
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
etiolation
n
  1. a pale and sickly appearance; "his etiolation signaled years in prison"
  2. the act of weakening by stunting the growth or development of something; "the etiolation of the critical tradition"
  3. (botany) the act of causing a plant to develop without chlorophyll by growing it without exposure to sunlight; "the etiolation of celery"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Thialol \Thi"al*ol\, n. [Thio- + alcohol + L. oleum oil.]
      (Chem.)
      A colorless oily liquid, {(C2H5)2S2}, having a strong garlic
      odor; -- called also {ethyl disulphide}. By extension, any
      one of the series of related compounds.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ethylate \Eth"y*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ethylated}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Ethylating}.] [From {Ethyl}.] (Chem.)
      To treat in such a way as to cause the introduction of one or
      more ethyl groups, {C2H5}; as, to ethylate alcohol.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ethylate \Eth"yl*ate\ (-[asl]t), n. [From {Ethyl}.] (Chem.)
      A compound derived from ethyl alcohol by the replacement of
      the hydroxyl hydrogen, after the manner of a hydrate; an
      ethyl alcoholate; as, potassium ethylate, {C2H5.O.K}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ethylate \Eth"y*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ethylated}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Ethylating}.] [From {Ethyl}.] (Chem.)
      To treat in such a way as to cause the introduction of one or
      more ethyl groups, {C2H5}; as, to ethylate alcohol.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ethylate \Eth"y*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ethylated}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Ethylating}.] [From {Ethyl}.] (Chem.)
      To treat in such a way as to cause the introduction of one or
      more ethyl groups, {C2H5}; as, to ethylate alcohol.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ethylidene \E*thyl"i*dene\ (Chem.)
      An unsymmetrical, divalent, hydrocarbon radical, {C2H4}
      metameric with ethylene but written thus, {CH3.CH} to
      distinguish it from the symmetrical ethylene, {CH2.CH2}. Its
      compounds are derived from aldehyde. Formerly called also
      {ethidene}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Etiolate \E"ti*o*late\, Etiolated \E"ti*o*la`ted\, a.
      Having a blanched or faded appearance, as birds inhabiting
      desert regions.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Etiolate \E"ti*o*late\ v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Etiolated}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Etiolating}.] [F. [82]tioler to blanch.]
      1. To become white or whiter; to be whitened or blanched by
            excluding the light of the sun, as, plants.
  
      2. (Med.) To become pale through disease or absence of light.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Etiolate \E"ti*o*late\, v. t.
      1. To blanch; to bleach; to whiten by depriving of the sun's
            rays.
  
      2. (Med.) To cause to grow pale by disease or absence of
            light.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Etiolate \E"ti*o*late\, Etiolated \E"ti*o*la`ted\, a.
      Having a blanched or faded appearance, as birds inhabiting
      desert regions.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Etiolate \E"ti*o*late\ v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Etiolated}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Etiolating}.] [F. [82]tioler to blanch.]
      1. To become white or whiter; to be whitened or blanched by
            excluding the light of the sun, as, plants.
  
      2. (Med.) To become pale through disease or absence of light.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Etiolate \E"ti*o*late\ v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Etiolated}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Etiolating}.] [F. [82]tioler to blanch.]
      1. To become white or whiter; to be whitened or blanched by
            excluding the light of the sun, as, plants.
  
      2. (Med.) To become pale through disease or absence of light.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Etiolation \E`ti*o*la"tion\, n.
      1. The operation of blanching plants, by excluding the light
            of the sun; the condition of a blanched plant.
  
      2. (Med.) Paleness produced by absence of light, or by
            disease. --Dunglison.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Eudialyte \Eu*di"a*lyte\, n. [Gr. [?] well easily + [?] to
      dissolve. So called because easily dissolvable in acids.]
      (Min.)
      A mineral of a brownish red color and vitreous luster,
      consisting chiefly of the silicates of iron, zirconia, and
      lime.
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