Ethanol (Noun)
Meaning
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.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- The fermentation process converts the sugars in the grains into ethanol, which is then distilled to create whiskey.
- Ethanol is a common ingredient in many types of liquor, including vodka, rum, and tequila.
- The company is developing a new type of fuel that combines ethanol with gasoline to reduce emissions.
- The doctor prescribed a medication that contained ethanol as a solvent to help dissolve the active ingredients.
- The spacecraft's engine was powered by a combination of liquid oxygen and ethanol, which provided a high specific impulse.