ethyl alcohol

American

noun

Chemistry.

alcohol.

ethyl alcohol British

noun

another name for alcohol

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ethyl alcohol Scientific

See ethanol

ethyl alcohol Cultural

The kind of alcohol made by fermentation of the sugar in grains; the fermentation is brought about by the enzymes in yeast.

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Alcoholic drinks and gasohol contain ethyl alcohol.

Etymology

Origin of ethyl alcohol

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

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It is colourless and has a similar smell to ethyl alcohol - the chemical substance found in alcoholic drinks.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2024

The goal was to initially scan only specimens preserved in ethyl alcohol, which represent the bulk of fish, reptile and amphibian collections.

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2024

Katherine Maslenikov carefully plucked a young walleye pollock specimen from a glass jar full of ethyl alcohol.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 9, 2023

In alcohol fermentation, pyruvate from glycolysis is converted to ethyl alcohol; during lactic acid fermentation, pyruvate is reduced to form lactate as an end-product.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Thus ethyl acetate is formed from ethyl alcohol and acetic acid.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various

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