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English noun: ethanol

1. ethanol (substance) 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


Synonymsethyl alcohol, fermentation alcohol, grain alcohol


Broader (hypernym)alcohol, plant product


Narrower (hyponym)absolute alcohol, denatured alcohol, spirits of wine


Substance meronymethyl alcohol, gasohol, neutral spirits









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