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ethyl alcohol

noun

Chemistry.


ethyl alcohol

noun

  1. another name for alcohol
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

ethyl alcohol

  1. See ethanol

ethyl alcohol

  1. 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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Notes

Alcoholic drinks and gasohol contain ethyl alcohol.
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of ethyl alcohol1

First recorded in 1865–70
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It is colourless and has a similar smell to ethyl alcohol - the chemical substance found in alcoholic drinks.

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

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The yeast consumes sugars and produces ethyl alcohol and carbon dioxide as byproducts during the process called fermentation – that’s how the bourbon becomes alcoholic.

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The yeast consumes sugars and produces ethyl alcohol and carbon dioxide as byproducts during the process called fermentation — that's how the bourbon becomes alcoholic.

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