ethanol

eth·a·nol  (th-nôl, -nl, -nl)

n.

See alcohol.

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[ethan(e) + -ol¹.]

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ethanol

Noun

same as alcohol (sense 1)

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ethanol  (th-nôl)

An alcohol obtained from the fermentation of sugars and starches or by chemical synthesis. It is the intoxicating ingredient of alcoholic beverages, and is also used as a solvent, in explosives, and as an additive to or replacement for petroleum-based fuels. Also called ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol. Chemical formula: C₂H₆O.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

ethanol - 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 ethyl alcohol, fermentation alcohol, grain alcohol neutral spirits, ethyl alcohol - nonflavored alcohol of 95 percent or 190 proof used for blending with straight whiskies and in making gin and liqueurs gasohol - a gasoline substitute consisting of 90% gasoline and 10% grain alcohol from corn alcohol - any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation spirits of wine - rectified ethyl alcohol absolute alcohol - pure ethyl alcohol (containing no more than 1% water) denatured alcohol - ethyl alcohol that is unfit for drinking but is still useful for other purposes plant product - a product made from plant material