Aristotle’s so-called fifth element Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. a colorless volatile highly flammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic
2. a medium that was once supposed to fill all space and to support the propagation of electromagnetic waves

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SO-CALLED (adjective)
1. doubtful or suspect
ARISTOTLE (noun)
1. one of the greatest of the ancient Athenian philosophers; pupil of Plato; teacher of Alexander the Great (384-322 BC)

Hint 3: Anagram

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THERE

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