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Elements of the Universe: Aether ("Sky")

Mon Feb 28 02:16:04 EST 2022
By Charlotte Eva C. (United Kingdom)
The ancients believed that the universe was composed of five basic elements: earth, air, fire, water, and sky. The Greek and Latin words for these elements still show up in our language today. Aither, a Greek word meaning "pure or upper sky," was a fifth element that was thought to be a purer and higher form of fire or air, and it was the most sacred of all the elements.

Here are links to our complete set of Elements of the Universe lists: Cosm, Cosmo ("Universe") / Terr, Terra ("Earth") / Geo ("Earth") / Hydr, Hydro ("Water") / Aqua ("Water") / Ign, Igni ("Fire") / Pyr, Pyro ("Fire") /
ether
Some prayers will be answered; others will drift into the ether.
etherize
In addition to being a term for a so-called "fifth element," ether is also the name for a highly flammable liquid that was formerly used as an anesthetic.
Under ordinary conditions he would have been etherized in an adjoining chamber and brought into the operating-room entirely unconscious.
ethereal
Snow leopards, which belong to the genus Panthera, inhabit some of the highest mountain ranges in the world, and their camouflage is so perfectly tuned that they appear ethereal, as though made from storm clouds.
etherealize
As always, his beautiful touch—as patient as solitaire, as unpredictable as roulette—simultaneously establishes and etherealizes the image.
ethernet
The "net" in ethernet is a shortening of internet. Before the ethernet linked computers, ether was used to refer to radio communication.
Taylor’s engineering team also helped develop the ethernet and a word processing program that became Microsoft Word.
ethyl
Alcohol -- ethanol or ethyl alcohol -- is used in 90 percent of these hand cleaners, the FDA said.
ethane
The seas are filled not with water, but with hydrocarbons like methane and ethane.
ethanol
The Renewable Fuel Standard, or RFS, has required corn-based ethanol to be blended into almost every gallon of gasoline sold in the U.S.
urethane
Some of their designs are multilayer balls with urethane covers, typically the highest-priced golf ball construction on the market.
polyurethane
Replacement by polyurethane piping, which can withstand earthquake shaking, could overcome this problem.
ester
Certain volatile esters — the naturally occurring chemical compounds that create smell — can actually make food taste sweeter, saltier and more bitter.
polyester
poly ("many") + meros ("part") + aither
These fabrics are usually wool, silk or synthetic materials made of polyester and nylon.
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tire
tired
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weird
eradicate
uproot

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