- ethyl alcohol
- noun Date: 1869 ethanol
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
ethyl alcohol
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ethyl alcohol — Alcohol Al co*hol ([a^]l k[ o]*h[o^]l), n. [Cf. F. alcool, formerly written alcohol, Sp. alcohol alcohol, antimony, galena, OSp. alcofol; all fr. Ar. al kohl a powder of antimony or galena, to paint the eyebrows with. The name was afterwards… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ethyl alcohol — Alcohol Al co*hol ([a^]l k[ o]*h[o^]l), n. [Cf. F. alcool, formerly written alcohol, Sp. alcohol alcohol, antimony, galena, OSp. alcofol; all fr. Ar. al kohl a powder of antimony or galena, to paint the eyebrows with. The name was afterwards… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ethyl alcohol — n. (Chem.) the organic compound {C2H5.OH}, which is the intoxicating agent in beer, wine, and other fermented and distilled liquors; it is used pure or denatured as a solvent or in medicines and colognes and cleaning solutions and rocket fuel.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ethyl alcohol — n. ALCOHOL (sense 1) … English World dictionary
ethyl alcohol — n ETHANOL * * * see ethanol * * * ethanol … Medical dictionary
ethyl alcohol — Chem. alcohol (def. 1). [1865 70] * * * ▪ chemical compound also called ethanol, grain alcohol , or alcohol a member of a class of organic compounds that are given the general name alcohols; its molecular formula is C2H5OH. Ethyl… … Universalium
ethyl alcohol — noun 1. 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 • Syn: ↑ethanol … Useful english dictionary
ethyl alcohol — ethanol eth an*ol ([e^]th [a^]n*[add]l), n. (Chem.) The organic compound {C2H5.OH}, the common {alcohol} which is the intoxicating agent in beer, wine, and other fermented and distilled liquors; called also {ethyl alcohol}. It is used pure or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ethyl alcohol — [[t]i͟ːθaɪl æ̱lkəhɒl[/t]] N UNCOUNT Ethyl alcohol is the same as ethanol. [TECHNICAL] Syn: ethanol … English dictionary
ethyl alcohol — etanolis statusas T sritis chemija formulė CH₃CH₂OH atitikmenys: angl. ethanol; ethyl alcohol rus. этанол; этиловый спирт ryšiai: sinonimas – etilo alkoholis … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
ethyl alcohol — alcohol, colorless volatile liquid used in liquors and also as a solvent … English contemporary dictionary
