ethyl alcohol
Americannoun
noun
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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
To this the answer is, that while glycerine certainly is classed in the family of alcohols, it is of a very different nature from ethyl alcohol, which is used for beverage purposes.
From Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say by Allen, Martha Meir
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