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The Oxford Companion to Irish History
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ether drinking was introduced to Ireland in the 1840s, primarily for its supposed medicinal benefits. Ether was also occasionally taken recreationally. By the 1870s its use was more widespread. In some areas ether was now used solely as an intoxicant, often mixed with alcohol. During the 1880s its use became endemic in Cos. Londonderry and Tyrone, encouraged by a decline in the availability of cheap liquor. A select committee examined the problem in 1890–1. From December 1890 ether was scheduled as a poison and became less readily available. In 1923 ether drinking became a criminal offence in Northern Ireland.
Neal Garnham
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Ether: The Nothing That Connects Everything.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Extrapolation; 12/22/2006; ; 700+ words
; Joe Milutis. Ether: The Nothing That Connects Everything...9. $29.95 cloth. Joe Milutis's Ether: the nothing that connects everything...admits in his introduction. He describes ether as "a mediating substance between technology...
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Polyphenyl ethers: Lubrication in extreme environments
Magazine article from: Lubrication Engineering; 12/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...unstable molecules. Polyphenyl ethers have an extremely low vapor...pressure of a 5-ring polyphenyl ether is only 0.0102 mm Hg. At...oxidative stability of polyphenyl ethers is high because the resonance...grabbing additive to the polyphenyl ether made the lubricant even more...
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Henry's law constants for ethers in [H.sub.2]O.(FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS)
Magazine article from: Chemical Engineering; 8/1/2005; ; 700+ words
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Dimethyl ether sector develops rapidly.(MARKET REPORT: Organics)
Magazine article from: China Chemical Reporter; 3/16/2007; ; 700+ words
; Rapid capacity expansion Dimethyl ether production in China has developed rapidly...years. The total capacity of dimethyl ether in China was only 31.8 thousand t/a...China plan to construct large dimethyl ether production units by using domestic technologies...
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Propylene glycol ethers demand increases rapidly.
Magazine article from: China Chemical Reporter; 2/6/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...consumption of propylene glycol ethers in the ink sector was around...Cleaning agents Propylene glycol ethers can be used to prepare various...brightening. Dihydric alcohol ether solvents used in the cleaning...still based on ethylene glycol ethers and the proportion of propylene...
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Glycol ether-free ink safeguards food packaging from migrating odours.
Magazine article from: Ink & Print; 3/22/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...Why eliminate glycol ethers? Formulators examining glycol ether-free ink technology...knowledge of how glycol ethers and residual monomers...gloss than their glycol ether-containing counterparts...produced without glycol ethers generally have a much...
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Glycol ether-free polymers: the right path to brand loyalty.
Magazine article from: Ink World; 5/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...printing contain glycol ethers and considerable levels...other foods. Glycol ether-free polymers are currently...polymerized in a glycol-ether solvent, and therefore contain residual glycol ether. Analytical testing...generally contain glycol ethers at levels between 2 percent...
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Dimethyl ether gradually becomes a new-generation energy in China.(Market Report)
Magazine article from: China Chemical Reporter; 4/6/2004; 700+ words
; ...supplement of traditional energies, dimethyl ether fuel has bright prospects in the energy sector. Dimethyl ether is a nontoxic and oxygen-containing fuel...the saturation steam pressure of dimethyl ether is lower than liquefied petroleum gas...
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Snow's ether inhaler
Magazine article from: Anaesthesia and Intensive Care; 2/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; Prior to Morton's successful ether demonstration in October 1846, John Snow had carried...himself and animals and perfected a vaporizer for ether delivery. Others rushed into the use of ether and, as their results were not always impressive...
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CHINA DRAFTING ALCOHOL ETHER INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT PLAN.
News Wire article from: AsiaPulse News; 6/15/2009; 700+ words
; ...development outline plan for the alcohol ether industry, according to industrial experts at a methyl alcohol, dimethyl ether and LPG market summit conference Thursday...National Technical Committee on Alcohol Ether Fuel of Standardization Administration...
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Ether
Book article from: Medical Discoveries
Ether Ether is a colorless, transparent, and very volatile (readily vaporizable) liquid. It has a characteristic odor and is highly flammable. Ether is used as a general anesthetic for surgery. Ether (from the Latin "aether...
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ether
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...a simple, or symmetrical, ether. An ether in which the two groups differ (e.g., methyl ethyl ether, CH 3 OCH 2 CH 3 ) is said to be a mixed, or unsymmetrical, ether. Ethers are often prepared commercially by heating...
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ether drinking
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Irish History
ether drinking was introduced to Ireland in the...primarily for its supposed medicinal benefits. Ether was also occasionally taken recreationally...its use was more widespread. In some areas ether was now used solely as an intoxicant, often...
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Etherún
Book article from: A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology
Etherún, Etharún , Heithiurun , chief idol of the early Britons, according to the Metrical Dindshenchas . The root of his name suggests a link with Taranis , the thunder-god. See also ETIRUN .
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Akasha (or Soniferous Ether)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology
Akasha (or Soniferous Ether) One of the five elementary principles of nature according to Hindu mysticism. Akasha is the first of these principles, and...
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