ethanol
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- noun
- /ˈɛθənɔl/
- Specialized
- 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
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- 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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Pure alcohol made by heating fermented grain, used in medicine, as a solvent or fuel additive
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A clear, flammable liquid used to make drinks like beer and wine and for cleaning and fuel
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Very strong pure alcohol used in labs or for cleaning
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A liquid made by fermenting sugar that is used in beer, wine, and industry
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Pure alcohol with almost no water used in labs
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.