ethyl alcohol

noun, Chemistry
1.
alcohol (def 1).
Origin
1865-70
Examples from the web for ethyl alcohol
  • High octane gasoline as well as ethyl alcohol fuel blends typically stay in the same price range, while alcohol has been cheaper.
  • Using corn or sugar cane as feedstock for ethanol plants is not the only way to produce ethyl alcohol.
  • That's what alcohol- ethyl alcohol- does in the phenomenon termed drunkenness.
  • Cars were originally manufactured to run either on gasoline or ethyl alcohol.
  • Fermentation ethyl alcohol is produced by the action of yeast on th e starch and sugars present in the natural raw materials.
British Dictionary definitions for ethyl alcohol

ethyl alcohol

noun
1.
another name for alcohol (sense 1)
ethyl alcohol in Medicine

ethyl alcohol n.
See alcohol.

ethyl alcohol in Science
ethyl alcohol  
See ethanol.
ethyl alcohol in Culture
ethyl alcohol [(eth-uhl)]

The kind of alcohol made by fermentation of the sugar in grains; the fermentation is brought about by the enzymes in yeast.

Note: Alcoholic drinks and gasohol contain ethyl alcohol.