ethanol
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4.1
- noun
- /ˈɛθənɔl/
- Specialized
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etanol
- It can and is being used for cars, but ethanol isn't a good choice for airplanes because it's not energy dense enough.
- ethanol production
- an ethanol plant
- produce ethanol
OK, so it's ethanol is a is a poison.
- OK, so it's ethanol is a is a poison.
- But the the short answer is there is no dose of ethanol that is healthy.
- So the flame kind of builds up, says don't spill the ethanol.
- It manufacturers biofuels for planes like ethanol.
- It can and is being used for cars, but ethanol isn't a good choice for airplanes because it's not energy dense enough.
- So when we add water, we don't change the ethanol to oil ratio.
Examples
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Or ethanol, which is basically fuel alcohol.
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Ethanol can be produced from crops like corn and sugarcane, making it a popular biofuel option.
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And this is, this is ethanol in water, right?
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So the ethanol market started to collapse.
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You can feed this to your cattle and put the ethanol in cars.
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It's important to understand ethanol is toxic.
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We're already dealing with this now with the ethanol issue and green jet fuel.
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Also, until recently, ethanol production levels were fairly low, so the subsidy cost was relatively low.
Academic text (2008) -
Companies then bid for the contract to supply the ethanol, with the lowest bidder winning the contract.
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And, far from being environmentally sound, ethanol may in fact be the most polluting "clean" fuel.
Academic text (1992)
Synonyms
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4.6
Pure alcohol made by heating fermented grain, used in medicine, as a solvent or fuel additive
A clear, flammable liquid used to make drinks like beer and wine and for cleaning and fuel
Pure alcohol with almost no water used in labs
Very strong pure alcohol used in labs or for cleaning
A liquid made by fermenting sugar that is used in beer, wine, and industry
How Flammable
Surface Forms
Morphology
ethanol = ethane (semi-transparent) = ethan + ol
The '-ol' suffix clearly marks an alcohol, but the combining form 'ethan-' is technical and not transparent to general learners.
Etymology
Ethanol comes from the name ethyl plus the ending -ol, where -ol means 'alcohol'. So ethanol is the 'alcohol' form of ethyl, which is why it is the alcohol found in drinks and also used as a fuel and a cleaner.