ethanol
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ethanol
- /ˈɛθ.ə.nɒl/ UK
- /ˈɛθ.ə.nɑl/ US
Where it comes from
Contracted from ethyl + alcohol. Ethyl is from Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr, “ether”), influenced by German Äthyl. May be decomposed as ethane + -ol.
noun ethanols
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A simple aliphatic alcohol formally derived from ethane by replacing one hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group: CH₃-CH₂-OH.
Our stomachs and livers have an enzyme known as alcohol dehydrogenase that breaks down ethanol to make it less toxic for our bodies, said Atlanta gastroenterologist Dr. Preston Stewart.
Similar: alcohol, ethyl alcohol, ethyl hydrate, ethyl hydroxide, ethylol, EtOH, monohydroxyethane, grain alcohol, methylcarbinol, E1510
- Specifically, this form of alcohol as a fuel. 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: ethyl alcohol, fermentation alcohol, grain alcohol, alcohol, ethyl, mercapto, biofuel, bioethanol, gasoline, fuel, drinking alcohol, beverage alcohol, etoh, anhydrous ethanol, denatured alcohol, absolute alcohol
Translations
Every language
noun simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH
| Español | etanol, alcohol etílico |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 에탄올 etanol |
| 日本語 | エタノール etanōru |
| 中文 | 乙醇 yǐchún |
| हिन्दी | दक्षिन्यव dakṣinyav |
| Português | etanol, álcool etílico |
| Français | éthanol |
| Deutsch | Ethanol, Äthanol |
| Italiano | etanolo |
| Ελληνικά | αιθανόλη aithanóli, αιθυλική αλκοόλη aithylikí alkoóli, οινόπνευμα oinópnevma |
| Русский | этано́л etanól |
| Tiếng Việt | cồn, rượu ethylic |
| العربية | إِيثَانُول ʔiṯānūl |
| עברית | אֶתָנוֹל etanól |
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title = {ethanol},
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