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Ethyl alcohol   /ˈɛθəl ˈælkəhˌɑl/   Listen
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.  Synonyms: ethanol, fermentation alcohol, grain alcohol.
2.
Nonflavored alcohol of 95 percent or 190 proof used for blending with straight whiskies and in making gin and liqueurs.  Synonym: neutral spirits.






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... of constituents have been isolated from otto of rose, many of which are, however, only present in very small quantities. The most important are geraniol, citronellol, phenyl ethyl alcohol, together with nerol, linalol, citral, nonylic aldehyde, eugenol, a sesquiterpene alcohol, and the ...
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Words linked to "Ethyl alcohol" :   intoxicant, spirits of wine, gasohol, grain alcohol, fermentation alcohol, inebriant, plant product, absolute alcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, denatured alcohol, ethanol, alcohol



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