ethyl alcohol | | |
n. (substance) | 1. ethanol, ethyl alcohol, fermentation alcohol, grain alcohol | 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. |
| ~ neutral spirits, ethyl alcohol | nonflavored alcohol of 95 percent or 190 proof used for blending with straight whiskies and in making gin and liqueurs. |
| ~ gasohol | a gasoline substitute consisting of 90% gasoline and 10% grain alcohol from corn. |
| ~ alcohol | any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation. |
| ~ spirits of wine | rectified ethyl alcohol. |
| ~ absolute alcohol | pure ethyl alcohol (containing no more than 1% water). |
| ~ denatured alcohol | ethyl alcohol that is unfit for drinking but is still useful for other purposes. |
| ~ plant product | a product made from plant material. |
n. (food) | 2. ethyl alcohol, neutral spirits | nonflavored alcohol of 95 percent or 190 proof used for blending with straight whiskies and in making gin and liqueurs. |
| ~ alcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, inebriant, intoxicant | a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent.; "alcohol (or drink) ruined him" |
| ~ ethanol, ethyl alcohol, fermentation alcohol, grain alcohol | 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. |
grain alcohol | | |
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