Associations to the word «Ethanol»

Wiktionary

ETHANOL, noun. (organic compound) A simple aliphatic alcohol formally derived from ethane by replacing one hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group: CH3-CH2-OH.
ETHANOL, noun. Specifically, this alcohol as a fuel.

Dictionary definition

ETHANOL, 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.

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne