ethanol

== English == === Etymology === Contracted from ethyl + alcohol. Ethyl is from Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr, “ether”), influenced by German Äthyl. May be decomposed as ethane +‎ -ol. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɛθ.ə.nɒl/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɛθ.ə.nɑl/ === Noun === ethanol (usually uncountable, plural ethanols) (organic chemistry) A simple aliphatic alcohol formally derived from ethane by replacing one hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group: CH3-CH2-OH. Specifically, this form of alcohol as a fuel. 2010 January 26, Ted Strickland, Ohio State of the State Address, 05:25–39: In 2007, not one drop of ethanol was produced in Ohio. Today, four ethanol facilities in Ohio are producing two hundred and ninety-five million gallons annually. ==== Synonyms ==== (simple aliphatic alcohol): alcohol, ethyl alcohol, ethyl hydrate, ethyl hydroxide, ethylol, EtOH, monohydroxyethane, grain alcohol, methylcarbinol, E1510 (when used as a food additive) ==== Hyponyms ==== (simple aliphatic alcohol): NGS (“neutral grain spirit”), GNS (“grain neutral spirit”), GS (“grain spirit”), NS (“neutral spirit”), rectified spirit, neutral alcohol; (high-test ethanol solution, usually with distilled/deionized water) (especially food-grade ones) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Athlone, anethol, anthole, loaneth == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɛdɦanol] === Noun === ethanol m inan ethanol (simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH) ==== Declension ==== This noun needs an inflection-table template. == Dutch == === Etymology === From ethaan +‎ -ol. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eːtaːˈnɔl/ Hyphenation: etha‧nol Rhymes: -ɔl === Noun === ethanol n (uncountable, no diminutive) (organic chemistry) ethanol ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: etanol == Indonesian == === Noun === ethanol (plural ethanol-ethanol) (chemistry, nonstandard) alternative spelling of etanol (“ethanol”)