Erstwhile anesthetic Crossword Clue
While searching our database we found 1 possible solution for the: Erstwhile anesthetic crossword clue. This crossword clue was last seen on September 1 2024 Newsday Crossword puzzle. The solution we have for Erstwhile anesthetic has a total of 5 letters.
| Rank | Answer | Clue | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99% | ETHER | Erstwhile anesthetic | Newsday |
Definition
| • | A medium of great elasticity and extreme tenuity, supposed to pervade all space, the interior of solid bodies not excepted, and to be the medium of transmission of light and heat; hence often called luminiferous ether. |
| • | Supposed matter above the air; the air itself. |
| • | A light, volatile, mobile, inflammable liquid, (C2H5)2O, of a characteristic aromatic odor, obtained by the distillation of alcohol with sulphuric acid, and hence called also sulphuric ether. It is powerful solvent of fats, resins, and pyroxylin, but finds its chief use as an anaesthetic. Called also ethyl oxide. |
| • | Any similar oxide of hydrocarbon radicals; as, amyl ether; valeric ether. |
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