ethyl alcohol
n.
See alcohol.
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ethyl alcohol
n
(Elements & Compounds) another name for alcohol1
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al•co•hol
(ˈæl kəˌhɔl, -ˌhɒl)n.
1. Also called ethyl alcohol , grain alcohol, ethanol. a colorless, volatile, flammable liquid, C2H5OH, produced by yeast fermentation of carbohydrates or, synthetically, by hydration of ethylene: used chiefly as a solvent and in beverages and medicines.
2. an intoxicating liquor containing this liquid.
3. any of a class of chemical compounds having the general formula ROH, where R represents an alkyl group and –OH a hydroxyl group.
[1535–45; < New Latin < Medieval Latin < Arabic al-kuḥl the powdered antimony, the distillate]
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ethyl alcohol
See ethanol.
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| Noun | 1. |  ethyl alcohol - 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 gasolineneutral 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 |
| 2. | ethyl alcohol - nonflavored alcohol of 95 percent or 190 proof used for blending with straight whiskies and in making gin and liqueurs alcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, inebriant, intoxicant - a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent; "alcohol (or drink) ruined him" ethanol, ethyl alcohol, fermentation alcohol, grain alcohol - 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 |
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ethyl alcohol
n etanol mEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.