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Ethanol

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ethyl alcoholnoun(organic chemistry, dated) ethanol, a type of alcohol.
grain alcoholnounSynonym of ethanol.
fermentation alcoholnounthe 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

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ethyl alcoholnoun(organic chemistry, dated) ethanol, a type of alcohol.
fermentation alcoholnounthe 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
grain alcoholnounSynonym of ethanol.
alcoholnoun(uncountable) Beverages containing ethanol, collectively.
ethylnoun(organic chemistry) The univalent hydrocarbon radical, C₂H₅, formally derived from ethane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.
mercaptonoun(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical -SH
biofuelnounAny fuel that is obtained from a renewable biological resource, especially from biomass.
bioethanolnounEthanol produced, by fermentation of crops, for use as a biofuel.
gasolinenoun(uncountable, Canada, US, Philippines) A flammable liquid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, mainly used as a motor fuel; petrol.
fuelnounSubstance consumed to provide energy through combustion, or through chemical or nuclear reaction.
drinking alcohol
beverage alcohol
etohnoun
anhydrous ethanol
spirits of winenoun(archaic) Ethanol.
denatured alcoholnoun(US) Reasonably pure ethyl alcohol for industrial purposes that has been made unfit for consumption by the addition of a poisonous substance such as acetone or methyl alcohol.
absolute alcoholnoun(chemistry) Reasonably pure ethyl alcohol that contains at most 1% of water
rectified spiritnounAn alcoholic spirit that has been purified to or close to the maximum concentration obtainable by using conventional distillation processes, i.e. about 96% by volume.
neutral spiritnounSynonym of rectified spirit.
hydrous ethanol

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