ethanol
noun
eth·a·nol
ˈe-thə-ˌnȯl 
-ˌnōl
-ˌnōl
British also ˈē-
: a colorless volatile flammable liquid C2H5OH that is the intoxicating agent in liquors and is also used as a solvent and in fuel
called also ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol
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The preliminary autopsy report lists causes of death as cardiopulmonary arrest in association with physical altercation and prone restraint, as well as acute intoxication by cocaine and ethanol.
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Dennis Romero, NBC News, 3 Nov. 2024
Fischer has made ethanol issues a priority like many of her Midwestern colleagues, leading a bill last year to make a seasonal ethanol gasoline blend available year-round.
—Zack Budryk, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
Gasoline mixed with ethanol degrades even faster than pure gasoline and may not even last three months.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2024
And in 2020, his younger sister, Stefanie, died from ethanol poisoning.
—Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2024
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Dennis Romero, NBC News, 3 Nov. 2024
Fischer has made ethanol issues a priority like many of her Midwestern colleagues, leading a bill last year to make a seasonal ethanol gasoline blend available year-round.
—Zack Budryk, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
Gasoline mixed with ethanol degrades even faster than pure gasoline and may not even last three months.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2024
And in 2020, his younger sister, Stefanie, died from ethanol poisoning.
—Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2024
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“Ethanol.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ethanol. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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ethanol
noun
eth·a·nol
ˈeth-ə-ˌnȯl
-ˌnōl
: a colorless flammable easily evaporated liquid that is used to dissolve things and that is the substance in fermented and distilled liquors that can make one drunk
called also ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol
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ethanol
noun
eth·a·nol
ˈeth-ə-ˌnȯl
-ˌnōl
-ˌnōl
: a colorless volatile flammable liquid C2H5OH that is the intoxicating agent in liquors and is also used as a solvent
called also ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol
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