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grain alcohol

DEFINITIONS OF: grain alcohol

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n the intoxicating agent in fermented and distilled liquors; used pure or denatured as a solvent or in medicines and colognes and cleaning solutions and rocket fuel; proposed as a renewable clean-burning additive to gasoline

Synonyms:
ethanol, ethyl alcohol, fermentation alcohol
Types:
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spirits of wine
rectified ethyl alcohol
absolute alcohol
pure ethyl alcohol (containing no more than 1% water)
denatured alcohol
ethyl alcohol that is unfit for drinking but is still useful for other purposes
methylated spirit
ethyl alcohol denatured with methyl alcohol to prevent its use as an alcoholic beverage
Type of:
alcohol
any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation
plant product
a product made from plant material
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