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ethanol (iou)



ethanol noun. E20.
[from ETHANE + -OL.]
Chemistry. A colourless volatile flammable liquid alcohol, C2H5OH, present in alcoholic drinks (cf. ALCOHOL 4), produced by the fermentation of hexose sugars, and used as a solvent, antifreeze, fuel, and intermediate; ethyl alcohol.
ethanolamine noun each of three compounds which are derived from ammonia by successive replacement of hydrogen atoms with the group C2H4OH, melt near room temperature, and are used to form soaps by combination with fatty acids; spec. 2-aminoethanol, H2NC2H4OH, used to purify gases: L19.
etha'nolic adjective M20.