ethanol
A simple aliphatic alcohol formally derived from ethane by replacing one hydrogen atom…A simple aliphatic alcohol formally derived from ethane by replacing one hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group: CH₃-CH₂-OH.
» Methanol is far more toxic than ethanol.
Methanol ist bei weitem giftiger als Ethanol.
Methanol ist wesentlich giftiger als Ethanol.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable, usually)A simple aliphatic alcohol formally derived from ethane by replacing one hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group: CH₃-CH₂-OH.
Ethanol, Äthanol
этано́лetanól
етано́лetanól, ви́нний спиртvýnnyj spyrt, ети́ловий спиртetýlovyj spyrt
(uncountable, usually)Specifically, this form of alcohol as a fuel.
- 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
Examples
7 sentencesMethanol is far more toxic than ethanol.
deMethanol ist bei weitem giftiger als Ethanol.
The government is supporting the development of ethanol production.
It's the ethanol in beer that makes you drunk.
This volume of ethanol cannot completely dissolve 0.5 g of the white solid.
ruДанный объём этанола не может полностью растворить 0,5 грамм белого твёрдого вещества.
Methanol has the same effects as ethanol, but also makes people blind.
deMethanol hat die gleichen Auswirkungen wie Ethanol, macht darüber hinaus jedoch blind.
Translations
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Origin
Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor.Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor.
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Forms
plural: ethanols| Singular | ethanol |
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uncountable
Synonyms
11 synonyms- 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:ethyl alcoholfermentation alcoholgrain alcohol
Word family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable