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ethanol — noun a) A simple aliphatic alcohol formally derived from ethane by replacing one hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group: CH CH OH. In 2007, not one drop of ethanol was produced in Ohio. Today, four ethanol facilities in Ohio are producing two… … Wiktionary
ethanol — noun Date: 1892 a colorless volatile flammable liquid C2H5OH that is the intoxicating agent in liquors and is also used as a solvent and in fuel called also ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol … New Collegiate Dictionary
ethanol — noun (U) technical ethyl alcohol … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ethanol — /ˈɛθənɒl/ (say ethuhnol), /ˈiθənɒl/ (say eethuhnol) noun ethyl alcohol produced from crops and used as a biofuel. {ethan(e) + ol1} Ethanol is the alcoholic component of beer, wine, etc., and the fluid used in some thermometers and in antifreeze.… …
ethanol — eth|a|nol [ eθə,nɔl ] noun uncount the type of alcohol in alcoholic drinks … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ethanol — [ ɛθənɒl] noun systematic chemical name for ethyl alcohol (see alcohol) … English new terms dictionary
ethanol — UK [ˈeθənɒl] / US [ˈeθəˌnɔl] noun [uncountable] chemistry the type of alcohol in alcoholic drinks … English dictionary
alcohol — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Medieval Latin, powdered antimony, from Old Spanish, from Arabic al kuḥul the powdered antimony, from kuḥl kohl Date: 1672 1. a. ethanol especially when considered as the intoxicating agent in fermented and… … New Collegiate Dictionary
ethyl alcohol — noun 1. the intoxicating agent in fermented and distilled liquors; used pure or denatured as a solvent or in medicines and colognes and cleaning solutions and rocket fuel; proposed as a renewable clean burning additive to gasoline • Syn: ↑ethanol … Useful english dictionary
absolute alcohol — noun pure ethyl alcohol (containing no more than 1% water) • Hypernyms: ↑ethyl alcohol, ↑ethanol, ↑fermentation alcohol, ↑grain alcohol * * * ˌabsolute ˈalcohol 7 [absolute alcohol] … Useful english dictionary
tribromoethanol — noun an intravenous anesthetic • Syn: ↑tribromoethyl alcohol • Hypernyms: ↑intravenous anesthetic * * * (ˈ)trī|brōmō+ noun Etymology: tribrom + ethanol : a crystalline bromine derivative CBr3CH2OH of ethyl alcohol used as a basal anesthetic… … Useful english dictionary
