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An Anesthetic Crossword Clue

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noun

• the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies

• any of a class of organic compounds that have two hydrocarbon groups linked by an oxygen atom

• a medium that was once supposed to fill all space and to support the propagation of electromagnetic waves

• a colorless volatile highly flammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic

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noun

• the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container

• a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely

• a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines

• a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal

• a pedal that controls the throttle valve

• a fossil fuel in the gaseous state; used for cooking and heating homes

verb

• attack with gas; subject to gas fumes

• show off

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noun

• a colorless volatile highly flammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic

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New York Times13 Feb 1991 Down 27
New York Times16 Nov 1988 Down 45
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