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ethanol
noun
-
ethanol
,
ethanooling
,
ethanols
,
ethanoled
A
colourless
flammable
liquid
,
C₂H₅OH
,
produced
by
the
action
of
yeast
on
sugars
,
that
forms
the
intoxicating
principle
of
alcoholic
drinks
and
is
also
used
as
a
solvent
and
fuel
.
•
Alcoholic
drinks
contain
ethanol
,
which
causes
intoxication
.
Alcoholic
drinks
contain
ethanol
,
which
causes
intoxication
.
•
The
chemist
used
pure
ethanol
as
a
solvent
in
the
experiment
.
The
chemist
used
pure
ethanol
as
a
solvent
in
the
experiment
.
From
ethane
(
a
gas
)
+
-ol
(
suffix
for
alcohols
),
coined
around
1855
.
methanol
noun
a
colourless
,
toxic
,
flammable
liquid
that
is
the
simplest
alcohol
,
used
as
a
solvent
,
fuel
,
and
antifreeze
.
•
Methanol
is
often
used
as
a
solvent
in
chemical
laboratories
.
Methanol
is
often
used
as
a
solvent
in
chemical
laboratories
.
•
Drinking
methanol
can
cause
blindness
or
death
.
Drinking
methanol
can
cause
blindness
or
death
.
Mid-19th
century
:
from
methyl
+
-ol
(
denoting
an
alcohol
).
