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| 1. | [ noun ] (chemistry) the intoxicating agent in fermented and distilled liquors; used pure or denatured as a solvent or in medicines and colognes and cleaning solutions and rocket fuel; proposed as a renewable clean-burning additive to gasoline | |
| Synonyms: | fermentation_alcohol grain_alcohol ethyl_alcohol | |
| Related terms: | plant_product alcohol spirits_of_wine absolute_alcohol denatured_alcohol gasohol neutral_spirits | |
| Similar spelling: |
ethanal ethnology ethnologic |
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