Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ethanol

1 sense of ethanol

Sense 1
ethyl alcohol, ethanol, fermentation alcohol, grain alcohol -- (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)
       => alcohol -- (any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation)
       => plant product -- (a product made from plant material)