grain alcohol


Origin of grain alcohol

1
First recorded in 1920–25

Words Nearby grain alcohol

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How to use grain alcohol in a sentence

  • Sure, grain alcohol can be synthesized, but bouquet isn't that simple, and you'll pay dearly for it—how you'll pay!

    Revenge | Arthur Porges
  • The shellac can be made by dissolving a little white shellac in grain alcohol.

British Dictionary definitions for grain alcohol

grain alcohol

noun
  1. ethanol containing about 10 per cent of water, made by the fermentation of grain

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