ethanol

Contracted from ethyl + alcohol. Ethyl is from Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr, “ether”), influenced by German Äthyl.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.θə.nɒl/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.θə.nɑl/

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• Rhymes: -ɒl

ethanol (usually uncountable, plural ethanols)

1. (organic chemistry) A simple aliphatic alcohol formally derived from ethane by replacing one hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group: CH₃-CH₂-OH.
2. Specifically, this alcohol as a fuel.
   • 2010 January 26, Ted Strickland, Ohio State of the State Address, 05:25–39:

     In 2007, not one drop of ethanol was produced in Ohio. Today, four ethanol facilities in Ohio are producing two hundred and ninety-five million gallons annually.

• (simple aliphatic alcohol): alcohol, ethyl alcohol, E1510 (when used as a food additive)

• bioethanol

• anethol, loaneth

ethanol m

1. ethanol (simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH)

From ethaan +‎ -ol.

• IPA^(key): /eːtaːˈnɔl/

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• Rhymes: -ɔl

ethanol n (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) ethanol