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ethanol en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (General-American) audio
• /ˈɛθ.ə.nɑl/ (General-American)
• /ˈɛθ.ə.nɒl/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *áitʰō Ancient Greek αἴθω (aíthō) ▲ Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.? Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr)der. Latin aethērbor. German Äther German Ether Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Ethylbor. English ethyl Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholbor. Middle English alcofol English alcohol ▲ English ethyl English eth- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānusder. English -ane English ethane ▲ English alcohol English -ol English ethanol Contracted from ethyl + alcohol. Ethyl is from Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr, “ether”), influenced by German Äthyl. May be decomposed as ethane + -ol.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) A simple aliphatic alcohol formally derived from ethane by replacing one hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group: CH₃-CH₂-OH.
   • Our stomachs and livers have an enzyme known as alcohol dehydrogenase that breaks down ethanol to make it less toxic for our bodies, said Atlanta gastroenterologist Dr. Preston Stewart. 2012 September 26, Jacque Wilson, “Experts: Alcohol enemas ‘extremely dangerous’”, in CNN:
2. (uncountable, usually) Specifically, this form of alcohol as a fuel.
   • 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. 2010 January 26, Ted Strickland, Ohio State of the State Address, 05:25–39

Forms

Deriveds

ethanolamine · radioethanol · ethanologenic · ethanolic · triethanolamine · ethanolemia · mercaptoethanol · nonethanol · bioethanol · tribromoethanol · ethanolysis · bromoethanol · phenoxyethanol

Hyponyms

neutral alcohol (simple aliphatic alcohol) · GNS (simple aliphatic alcohol) · GS (simple aliphatic alcohol) · NS (simple aliphatic alcohol) · NGS (simple aliphatic alcohol) · rectified spirit (simple aliphatic alcohol)

Synonyms

ethyl hydroxide (simple aliphatic alcohol) · E1510 (simple aliphatic alcohol) · alcohol (simple aliphatic alcohol) · grain alcohol (simple aliphatic alcohol) · ethyl alcohol (simple aliphatic alcohol) · ethyl hydrate (simple aliphatic alcohol) · methylcarbinol (simple aliphatic alcohol) · EtOH (simple aliphatic alcohol) · monohydroxyethane (simple aliphatic alcohol) · ethylol (simple aliphatic alcohol)

Translations (49)

uk ети́ловий спирт (simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH) · hi दक्षिन्यव (simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH) · hu etanol (simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH) · de Äthanol (simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH) · es etanol (simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH) · el αιθανόλη (simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH) · sv etanol (simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH) · cmn 乙醇 (simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH) · nn etanol (simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH) · he אֶתָנוֹל (simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH) · cs ethylalkohol (simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH) · de Ethanol (simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH) · el αιθυλική αλκοόλη (simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH) · es alcohol etílico (simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH) · fa اتانول (simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH) · th เอทานอล (simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH) · yue 乙醇 (simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH) · pt etanol (simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH) · pt álcool etílico (simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH) · sh etanol (simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH) · ca etanol (simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH) · da ethanol (simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH) · bg етано́л (simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH) · vi cồn (simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH) · cs etanol (simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH) · el οινόπνευμα (simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH) · th เอทิลแอลกอฮอล์ (simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH) · af etanol (simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH) · ja エタノール (simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH) · sh етанол (simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH) · ru этано́л (simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH) · fr éthanol (simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH) · cs ethanol (simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH) · nb etanol (simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH) · ar إِيثَانُول (simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH) · tr etanol (simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH) · fi etanoli (simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH) · ur دکشنیو (simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH) · pl alkohol etylowy (simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH) · io etanolo (simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH) · uk ви́нний спирт (simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH) · pl etanol (simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH) · uk етано́л (simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH) · id etanol (simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH) · it etanolo (simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH) · eo etanolo (simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH) · da ætanol (simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH) · vi rượu ethylic (simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH) · ko 에탄올 (simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH)

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