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hydroxyethane

UK/haɪ̯ˌdɹɒksiˈiːθeɪ̯n/US/haɪ̯ˌdɹɑksiˈɛθeɪ̯n/

hydroxyethane noun: ethanol.

Noun

hydroxyethane (uncountable)

  1. (nonstandard) ethanol
    • […]thus: Pyrrolecarboxylic acid, not carboxypyrrole; ethyl alchohol or ethanol, not hydroxyethane; pentanone, not ketopentane[1917, Chemical Abstracts, volume 11, page 3699
    • This hydroxyethane sulfonic acid is made from sodium bisulfite and ethylene oxide, with of without pressure.1957, Henry C. Speel, edited by Henry C. Speel and Eugene W. K. Schwarz, Textile chemicals and auxiliaries: with special reference to surfactants and finishes, 2nd edition, Reinhold

Origin of hydroxyethane

From hydroxy- + ethane.

Questions about hydroxyethane

What does hydroxyethane mean?
Hydroxyethane means ethanol.
What part of speech is hydroxyethane?
Hydroxyethane is a noun.
How do you pronounce hydroxyethane?
Hydroxyethane is pronounced /haɪ̯ˌdɹɒksiˈiːθeɪ̯n/ (UK).

Words near hydroxyethane in the dictionary

  1. hydroxyectoines
  2. hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid
  3. hydroxyergocalciferol
  4. hydroxyester
  5. hydroxyesters
  6. hydroxyethane
  7. hydroxyethyl
  8. hydroxyethyl cellulose
  9. hydroxyethyl methacrylate
  10. hydroxyethyl methacrylates
  11. hydroxyethylation

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