ethanol
UK/ˈɛθ.ə.nɒl//ˈɛθ.ə.nɑl/
ethanol noun: a simple aliphatic alcohol formally derived from ethane by replacing one hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group: CH₃-CH₂-OH.
Noun
ethanol (usually uncountable, plural ethanols)
- 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
- Synonyms:
- alcohol, ethyl alcohol, ethyl hydrate, ethyl hydroxide, ethylol, EtOH, monohydroxyethane, grain alcohol, methylcarbinol, E1510
- 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
ethanol meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Arabic
ethanol in Hindi
- simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH
- दक्षिन्यव dakṣinyav
ethanol in Tamil
- எதனோல்
ethanol in Urdu
- simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH
- دکشنیو dakṣinyav
ethanol in Arabic
- simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH
- إِيثَانُول ʔiṯānūl
More languagesFewer languages
- ethanol in Indonesian
- etanol
- ethanol in Persian
- اتانول etânol
- ethanol in Thai
- เอทานอล, เอทิลแอลกอฮอล์
- ethanol in Vietnamese
- cồn, rượu ethylic
Examples of ethanol in a sentence
- I'm agnostic on whether ethanol is a green fuel.
- Soxhlet extraction using ethanol and diethyl ether mixture was performed to remove unreacted reagents.
- Syntrophism was demonstrated first in an ethanol oxidizing co-culture, as described in the introduction.
Synonyms of ethanol
Forms of ethanol
| plural | ethanols |
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Origin of ethanol
Contracted from ethyl + alcohol. Ethyl is from Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr, “ether”), influenced by German Äthyl. May be decomposed as ethane + -ol.
Words formed from ethanol
Questions about ethanol
- What does ethanol mean?
- Ethanol means a simple aliphatic alcohol formally derived from ethane by replacing one hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group: CH₃-CH₂-OH.
- What is ethanol in Hindi?
- Ethanol in Hindi is दक्षिन्यव (dakṣinyav). See Ethanol meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is ethanol?
- Ethanol is a noun.
- How do you pronounce ethanol?
- Ethanol is pronounced /ˈɛθ.ə.nɒl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of ethanol?
- The plural of ethanol is ethanols.
Words near ethanol in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: ethanol (page history and authors); ethanol (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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