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usually uncountable, plural ethanols
(organic chemistry) A simple aliphatic alcohol formally derived from ethane by replacing one hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group: CH3-CH2-OH. examples
Specifically, this alcohol as a fuel. quotations examples
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