Ethanol Definition

ethənôl, ethənōl; Brit also ēthənōl
noun
Webster's New World

(organic chemistry) A simple aliphatic alcohol formally derived from ethane by replacing one hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group: CH3-CH2-OH.

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Specifically, this alcohol as a fuel.

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Noun

Singular:
ethanol
Plural:
ethanols

Origin of Ethanol

  • Contracted from ethyl + alcohol. Ethyl is from Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithēr, “ether”), influenced by German Äthyl.

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