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ethanols

ethanols is the plural of ethanol.

Meaning of ethanol

Noun

ethanol (usually uncountable, plural ethanols)

  1. (usually) 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
  2. (usually) 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

Questions about ethanols

What is ethanols the plural of?
Ethanols is the plural of ethanol.

Words near ethanols in the dictionary

  1. ethanolic
  2. ethanologen
  3. ethanologenesis
  4. ethanologenic
  5. ethanologens
  6. ethanols
  7. ethanolysis
  8. ethanoyl
  9. ethanoylation
  10. ethanoylations
  11. ethaverine

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