aethon

[ee-thon]

noun

Chemistry.

1. triethyl orthoformate.

Word History and Origins

Origin of aethon¹

< Latin < Greek aíthōn burning

Example Sentences

Gordon Huddleston, president of privately held Aethon Energy Management, one of the largest drillers in the Haynesville, told analysts earlier this year that new pipelines were needed to bring supplies from elsewhere in the country and ease the pressure on the Haynesville.

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The city’s legendary library was destroyed, but here a girl named Anna, a seamstress trained in filching its treasures, manages to hold on to a leatherbound manuscript containing stories by Antonius Diogenes involving a shepherd named Aethon and his search for unknown lands.

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In that story, Aethon morphs into different animals as he journeys around the world, counterpoising the theme of constancy in Doerr’s book — in all books — with the idea that the only inevitability is change.

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It tells the story of Aethon, whose mishaps and transformations echo the ups and downs of the other characters.

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EIG has invested in a gas pipeline project with LNG producer Cheniere Energy, in oil and gas producer Aethon Energy and last year took a majority stake in Limetree Bay Ventures, an oil refinery and terminal in the Caribbean.

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