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Definition of ethanol - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
intoxicant and solventintoxicating agent in liquors and used in products
- Ethanol is present in perfumes and medicines.
2.
chemical biofuelTECH. colorless alcohol made by fermenting sugars, used as fuel or solventTECH.
- Ethanol is used as a fuel and made by fermenting corn.
Expressions with ethanol
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impaired judgment due to alcohol consumption
After a few drinks, he was definitely wearing ethanol goggles.
obsession with alcohol consumption
He has ethanol on the brain, always thinking about his next drink.
speech influenced by alcohol consumption
His slurred words were just ethanol talking.
liquid energy source made mainly from ethanol for running engines or vehicles
Brazil widely uses ethanol fuel made from sugarcane in cars.
Origin of ethanol
German, Ethyl (ethyl group) + -ol (alcohol)
Terms with ethanol included in their meaning
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beverages
drink containing ethanol, often intoxicating
general term
drink containing ethanol
drink
beverage containing ethanol
measurement
percentage of ethanol in a liquid, used to measure alcohol content
medical
ethanol solution used as a topical antiseptic
industrial use
ethanol made from grains, used in solvents and medicines
chemical composition
solution of isopropyl or denatured ethanol alcohol
brewing
conversion of sugar to ethanol by yeast
chemistry
ethanol containing at most 1% water by weight
abr: alcohol
drink that contains ethanol and can make people drunk
industry
apparatus for fractional distillation of ethanol on an industrial scale
abr: Ethanol 10
fuel with 10 percent ethanol mixed in gasoline
car fuel
petrol or gasoline mixed with 10 percent ethanol
abr: Ethanol 100
fuel made of only ethanol for engines
abr: Ethanol 85
fuel blend with 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline
chemical solvent
liquid made from ethanol and acetic acid, used as a solvent
chemistry perfume
colorless liquid made from ethanol and acetic acid, used in perfumes
organic compound
liquid made from ethanol, often used as a laboratory solvent
energy
fuel blend of gasoline and ethanol
chemistry
plant polysaccharide used in paper and ethanol production
sorghum plant
type of sorghum grown for food, grain, or ethanol
ethanol-water mixture
mixture of ethanol and water with 95.6% ethanol
ethanol
ethyl alcohol especially when made by distilling wine
energy
liquid energy source made mainly from ethanol for running engines or vehicles
Examples of ethanol in a sentence
The lab uses ethanol for cleaning purposes. Ethanol can be blended with gasoline for cars. Scientists study ethanol as a renewable energy source.
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- French:éthanol, ...
- German:Ethanol, ...
- Italian:etanolo, alcol etilico, ...
- Spanish:etanol, ...
- Portuguese:etanol, álcool etílico, ...
- Chinese:乙醇, 生物酒精, ...
- Japanese:エタノール, ...
- Arabic:إِيثانول, كُحول إِيثيلي, ...
- Hebrew:אֶתָנוֹל, אֶתִיל אַלְכּוֹהוֹל, ...
- Russian:этанол, ...
- Ukrainian:етанол, етиловий спирт, ...
- Hindi:इथेनॉल, एथेनॉल, ...
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