ethanol
noun
eth·a·nol
ˈe-thə-ˌnȯl 
-ˌnōl
-ˌnōl
British also ˈē-
: a colorless volatile flammable liquid C2H5OH that is the intoxicating agent in liquors and is also used as a solvent and in fuel
called also ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol
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The resulting fuel doesn’t contain sulfur, ethanol, or heavy metals.
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 28 May 2025
Do note that this experience comes complete with a stiff dose of ethanol burn, which may make this glass less appealing for more casual sippers.
—Tom Mylan, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 May 2025
In return, the deal establishes a new reciprocal market on beef and removes the tariff on ethanol coming into the U.K. from the U.S.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 8 May 2025
The contract tracks wholesale, unfinished gasoline before other costs are included such as mixing in ethanol to produce retail gas.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 5 May 2025
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 28 May 2025
Do note that this experience comes complete with a stiff dose of ethanol burn, which may make this glass less appealing for more casual sippers.
—Tom Mylan, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 May 2025
In return, the deal establishes a new reciprocal market on beef and removes the tariff on ethanol coming into the U.K. from the U.S.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 8 May 2025
The contract tracks wholesale, unfinished gasoline before other costs are included such as mixing in ethanol to produce retail gas.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 5 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for ethanol
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ethanol
noun
eth·a·nol
ˈeth-ə-ˌnȯl
-ˌnōl
: a colorless flammable easily evaporated liquid that is used to dissolve things and that is the substance in fermented and distilled liquors that can make one drunk
called also ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol
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ethanol
noun
eth·a·nol
ˈeth-ə-ˌnȯl
-ˌnōl
-ˌnōl
: a colorless volatile flammable liquid C2H5OH that is the intoxicating agent in liquors and is also used as a solvent
called also ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol
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