Definition of Ethanol

1. Noun. 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.

Exact synonyms: Ethyl Alcohol, Fermentation Alcohol, Grain Alcohol
Substance meronyms: Ethyl Alcohol, Neutral Spirits, Gasohol
Generic synonyms: Alcohol, Plant Product
Specialized synonyms: Spirits Of Wine, Absolute Alcohol, Denatured Alcohol

Definition of Ethanol

1. an alcohol [n -S] - See also: alcohol

Medical Definition of Ethanol

1. Grain alcohol, made from sugar, starch and other carbohydrates by fermentation, has sedative properties (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ethanol

ethanal
ethanal
ethanal trimer
ethanamide
ethane
ethane
ethanediamine
ethanedinitrile
ethanedioic acid
ethanediol
ethanes
ethanoate
ethanoic acid
ethanoic acid
ethanol (current term)
ethanol (current term)
ethanolamine
ethanolamine
ethanolaminephosphate phospho-lyase
ethanolaminephosphotransferase
ethanolamines
ethanolamines
ethanolamine ammonia-lyase
ethanolamine transphosphatidylase
ethanols
ethanol acyltransferase
ethanoyl chloride
ethanoyl group
ethanoyl radical
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