ethanol
noun
eth·a·nol
ˈe-thə-ˌnȯl 
-ˌnōl
-ˌnōl
British also ˈē-
: a colorless volatile flammable liquid C2H5OH that is the intoxicating agent in liquors and is also used as a solvent and in fuel
called also ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol
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From the foyer, an ethanol fireplace encased in slabs of polished stone anchors a lounge beneath ceilings over 10 feet high.
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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2025
About a year earlier, the group, working in partnership with Australian researchers, had sequenced the animal’s DNA from a head preserved in ethanol at a museum in Melbourne.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
The company's ethanol business faced volatility in corn and ethanol pricing, with Chicago Board of Trade corn prices ranging from $3.62 to $4.97 per bushel and S&P Global Platts ethanol pricing from $1.38 to $2.12 per gallon during the year.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2025
Norfolk Southern had a 19-car derailment in Attica, Ohio, leak ethanol just last month.
—Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2025
About a year earlier, the group, working in partnership with Australian researchers, had sequenced the animal’s DNA from a head preserved in ethanol at a museum in Melbourne.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
The company's ethanol business faced volatility in corn and ethanol pricing, with Chicago Board of Trade corn prices ranging from $3.62 to $4.97 per bushel and S&P Global Platts ethanol pricing from $1.38 to $2.12 per gallon during the year.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2025
Norfolk Southern had a 19-car derailment in Attica, Ohio, leak ethanol just last month.
—Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Ethanol.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ethanol. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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ethanol
noun
eth·a·nol
ˈeth-ə-ˌnȯl
-ˌnōl
: a colorless flammable easily evaporated liquid that is used to dissolve things and that is the substance in fermented and distilled liquors that can make one drunk
called also ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol
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ethanol
noun
eth·a·nol
ˈeth-ə-ˌnȯl
-ˌnōl
-ˌnōl
: a colorless volatile flammable liquid C2H5OH that is the intoxicating agent in liquors and is also used as a solvent
called also ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol
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