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ethanol Definition

etha·nol (et̸hə nôl′, -nōl′; Brit also ēt̸hə-)

noun

alcohol (sense )

Etymology: ethane + -ol

ethanol Usage Examples

Preposition: from

  • biomass: Ethanol from biomass would not require new infrastructure systems.
  • corn: Successive US presidents have promoted ethanol from corn as a subsidized fuel additive.

Converse of object

  • produce: The main sources of sugar required to produce ethanol come from fuel or energy crops.

Adjective modifier

  • cellulosic: In the future, Winter said, the process could be tied to the production of cellulosic ethanol.
  • corn-based: One Senate proposal includes a 50 % greater credit for biomass than for corn-based ethanol.
  • aqueous: At 50 % aqueous ethanol, all the hydrocarbons were found to move unimpeded through the columns.
  • pure: A Unit of alcohol is equal to 10ml of pure ethanol.
  • absolute: Add 2 volumes ice cold absolute ethanol to sample.

Modifies a noun

  • precipitation: After ethanol precipitation, the dried DNA pellet is resuspended.. .
  • blend: Instead, ethanol producers are looking to supply a much larger fuel market with a much weaker ethanol blend.
  • injection: The treatment is similar to having percutaneous ethanol injection.
  • production: Brazil aims to double its ethanol production by 2013.
  • extract: The first published toxicity study with rats indicated no toxicity with an ethanol extract of the leaves at 1840 mg per kg.
  • producer: Instead, ethanol producers are looking to supply a much larger fuel market with a much weaker ethanol blend.

Noun used with modifier

  • bio: For the United States, Toyota is considering the introduction of flexibly fuelled vehicles in consideration of policies to promote bio ethanol fuels.
  • corn: An ethanol infrastructure is already in place, thanks largely to our experience with corn ethanol.
  • fuel: Production of fuel ethanol has been encouraged by a partial exemption from the motor fuels excise tax.
  • percent: In Canada, the government aims for 45 percent of the country's gasoline consumption to contain 10 percent ethanol by 2010.
  • %: Wash the pellet with 0.5 ml 70 % ethanol.
  • cent: The tests, using 4 per cent ethanol, the researchers argued, were similar to the alcoholic content of beer.

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