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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To set up this shot, which took first place in the studio art category, Blanken mixed two amino acids with water and ethanol.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Jan. 2025
The ethanol test is a basic test that measures the amount of ethanol excreted in your urine.
—Steffini Stalos, Verywell Health, 14 Jan. 2025
Only a relatively small amount of ethanol is metabolized in the intestines, where probiotics do their work.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2025
Animal experiments have shown that rodents whose drinking water was spiked with either ethanol, the alcohol used in alcoholic beverages, or with acetaldehyde developed large numbers of tumors all over their bodies.
—Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Jan. 2025
The ethanol test is a basic test that measures the amount of ethanol excreted in your urine.
—Steffini Stalos, Verywell Health, 14 Jan. 2025
Only a relatively small amount of ethanol is metabolized in the intestines, where probiotics do their work.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2025
Animal experiments have shown that rodents whose drinking water was spiked with either ethanol, the alcohol used in alcoholic beverages, or with acetaldehyde developed large numbers of tumors all over their bodies.
—Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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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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