ethanol
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nonflavored alcohol of 95 percent or 190 proof used for blending with straight whiskies and in making gin and liqueurstype of:alcohol, bedwelmingsmiddel, drank, intoxicant, spiritus, spraakwatera liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
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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
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The ancients believed that the universe was composed of five basic elements: earth, air, fire, water, and sky. The Greek and Latin words for these elements still show up in our language today. Aither, a Greek word meaning "pure or upper sky," was a fifth element that was thought to be a purer and higher form of fire or air, and it was the most sacred of all the elements. Here are links to our complete set of Elements of the Universe lists: Cosm, Cosmo ("Universe") / Terr, Terra ("Earth") / Geo ("Earth") / Hydr, Hydro ("Water") / Aqua ("Water") / Ign, Igni ("Fire") / Pyr, Pyro ("Fire") / Aer, Aero ("Air") / Aether ("Sky") / Aster, Astro ("Star") / Sol ("Sun")
In this nonfiction account, Marc Aronson and Marina Budhos trace the not-so-sweet history of sugar and its role in the slave trade.
Learn this list of words derived from aer ("air"), aeth ("sky") and vapor ("gas").