The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ETHER which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2020.
Anesthetic of old crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ETHER | 100 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Anesthetic of old
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- chloroform
- ether
- nitrous oxide
- barbiturate
- diethyl ether
- nitrogen mustard
- benzoic
- vx
- mustard
- mem
- salicylate
- salicylic
Crossword Answer definitions
ETHER noun- The substance formerly supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere above the clouds, in particular as a medium breathed by deities.
- Often as aether and more fully as luminiferous aether: a substance once thought to fill all unoccupied space that allowed electromagnetic waves to pass through it and interact with matter, without exerting any resistance to matter or energy; its existence was disproved by the 1887 Michelson–Morley experiment and the theory of relativity propounded by Albert Einstein (1879–1955).
- The atmosphere or space as a medium for broadcasting radio and television signals; also, a notional space through which Internet and other digital communications take place; cyberspace.
- A particular quality created by or surrounding an object, person, or place; an atmosphere, an aura.
- Diethyl ether (C4H10O), an organic compound with a sweet odour used in the past as an anaesthetic.
- Any of a class of organic compounds containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups.
- To viciously humiliate or insult.
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