ethanol
nounUK /ˈɛθ.ə.nɒl/ · US /ˈɛθ.ə.nɑl/
Etymology Contracted from ethyl + alcohol. Ethyl is from Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr, “ether”), influenced by German Äthyl. May be decomposed as ethane + -ol.
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Chemistry, Natural sciences, Organic chemistry, Physical sciences Usually 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.2012 September 26, Jacque Wilson, “Experts: Alcohol enemas ‘extremely dangerous’”, in CNN:
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Usually 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.2010 January 26, Ted Strickland, Ohio State of the State Address, 05:25–39
- Synonyms
- alcohol, ethyl alcohol, ethyl hydrate, ethyl hydroxide, ethylol, EtOH, monohydroxyethane, grain alcohol, methylcarbinol, E1510
- Derived terms
- bioethanol, bromoethanol, ethanolamine, ethanolemia, ethanolic, ethanologenic, ethanolysis, mercaptoethanol, nonethanol, phenoxyethanol, radioethanol, tribromoethanol, triethanolamine
- Hyponyms
- NGS, GNS, GS, NS, rectified spirit, neutral alcohol