Thou know'st 't is common; all that lives must die,
Passing through nature to eternity.
Shak.
E*ter`ni*za"tion (?), n. The act of eternizing; the act of rendering immortal or famous.
E*ter"nize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Eternized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Eterniziing.] [Cf. F. éterniser.] 1. To make eternal or endless.
This other [gift] served but to eternize woe.
Milton.
2. To make forever famous; to immortalize; as, to eternize one's self, a name, exploits.
St. Alban's battle won by famous York,
Shall be eternized in all age to come.
Shak.
E*te"sian (?), a. [L. etesiae, pl., periodic winds, Gr. &?;, fr. &?; year: cf. F. étésien.] Periodical; annual; -- applied to winds which annually blow from the north over the Mediterranean, esp. the eastern part, for an irregular period during July and August.
Eth"al (?), n. [Ether + alcohol: cf. F. éthal.] (Chem.) A white waxy solid, C16H33.OH; -- called also cetylic alcohol. See Cetylic alcohol, under Cetylic.
Eth"ane (?), n. [From Ether.] (Chem.) A gaseous hydrocarbon, C2H6, forming a constituent of ordinary illuminating gas. It is the second member of the paraffin series, and its most important derivatives are common alcohol, aldehyde, ether, and acetic acid. Called also dimethyl.
Ethe (?), a. [See Eath.] Easy. [Obs.] Spenser.