The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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Their proliferation might not affect the sheer number of bitcoins, ethers and other tokens, but some investors thought their arrival has dented bitcoin’s appeal as a scarce asset.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers, or PBDEs, are fire-retardant chemicals that are found everywhere -- upholstery, carpets, curtains, electronics, and even infant products.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 22, 2024
Other EDCs of concern include organophosphate ethers, benzotriazoles, and PBDEs, all of which are used to make plastic products fire- and light-resistant.
From Salon ● Apr. 2, 2024
The Seattle Fire Department uses Novacool UEF, a nonfluorinated foam that doesn’t contain PFAS, nonylphenol ethoxylates or glycol ethers — all chemicals that can be toxic to people and aquatic life.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 22, 2023
Whence some conducting bodies admit the junction of these spontaneous electric atmospheres, in which the proportions or quantities of the two ethers are not very different, with greater facility than others.
From The Temple of Nature; or, the Origin of Society A Poem, with Philosophical Notes by Erasmus Darwin
