éthanol

Definitions of éthanol
  1. noun
    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: alcool
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    types:
    alcool éthylique
    rectified ethyl alcohol
    type of:
    alcool
    any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation
    produit végétal
    a product made from plant material
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