etherize
verb (used with object)
to put under the influence of ether; anesthetize.
etherization
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a word derived from
etherize.
Example Sentences
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In one of his later books Emerson designates Doctor Jackson as the discoverer of etherization.
From Cambridge Sketches by Frank Preston Stearns
Next to Doctor Morton's discovery of etherization, there has been no undertaking equal to this for the amelioration of human misery.
From Cambridge Sketches by Frank Preston Stearns
The Mexican War was now at its height, and Doctor Morton offered the use of etherization to the government for a very small royalty, but his offer was declined by the Secretary of War.
From Cambridge Sketches by Frank Preston Stearns
We regret to see him deciding the discovery of etherization in favor of his brother-in-law, Dr. Jackson; a question which a Congressional committee found itself unable to determine.
From Sketches from Concord and Appledore by Frank Preston Stearns
He exempted the Massachusetts Hospital from the application of his royalty, and it was only right that he should do so; but, unfortunately, it was the only large hospital where etherization was regularly practised.
From Cambridge Sketches by Frank Preston Stearns
