etherify

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verb

To convert (an alcohol etc.) into an ether.

OriginEnglish ether ← Latin aethēr ← Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr) →
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Meanings

verbetherify (third-person singular simple present etherifies, present participle etherifying, simple past and past participle etherified)

present singular third person etherifies · participle present etherifying · participle past etherified · past etherified

  1. chemistryTo convert (an alcohol etc.) into an ether.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eydʰ-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*áitʰō
  3. Ancient Greekαἴθω (aíthō)
  4. Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.?
  5. Ancient Greekαἰθήρ (aithḗr)
  6. Latinaethēr
  7. Englishether
  8. Englishetherify

From ether + -ify.

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Translations

Finnish eetteröidä
  • eetteröidäto convert into an ether
Cite this entry
APA

etherify. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/etherify

MLA

“etherify.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/etherify. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “etherify,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/etherify.

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