hydroxyethane
nounUK /haɪ̯ˌdɹɒksiˈiːθeɪ̯n/ · US /haɪ̯ˌdɹɑksiˈɛθeɪ̯n/
Etymology From hydroxy- + ethane.
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Chemistry, Natural sciences, Organic chemistry, Physical sciences Nonstandard ethanol
- […]thus: Pyrrolecarboxylic acid, not carboxypyrrole; ethyl alchohol or ethanol, not hydroxyethane; pentanone, not ketopentane[1917, Chemical Abstracts, volume 11, page 3699:
- This hydroxyethane sulfonic acid is made from sodium bisulfite and ethylene oxide, with of without pressure.1957, Henry C. Speel, edited by Henry C. Speel and Eugene W. K. Schwarz, Textile chemicals and auxiliaries: with special reference to surfactants and finishes, 2nd edition, Reinhold:
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- […]so as to convert at least a major portion of the oxirane groups into hydroxyethane groups.1959, Canadian Patent Office Record, volume 87, page 5180: