1. Relating to or containing ether. 2. Dissolved in an ether. [G. aitherios, etherial, fr. aither, the upper air]
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ethe·re·al i-'thir-ē-əl adj relating to, containing, or resembling a chemical ether
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ethe·re·al (ə-theґre-əl) 1. pertaining to, prepared with, containing, or resembling ether. 2. evanescent; delicate.Medical dictionary. 2011.