grain alcohol
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grain alcohol — n. ethyl alcohol, esp. when made from grain … English World dictionary
grain alcohol — n ETHANOL * * * ethanol … Medical dictionary
grain alcohol — noun 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 • Syn: ↑ethyl… … Useful english dictionary
grain alcohol — grain′ al cohol n. chem. alcohol 1) • Etymology: 1920–25 … From formal English to slang
grain alcohol — /ˈgreɪn ˌælkəhɒl/ (say grayn .alkuhhol) noun alcohol made from grain; ethyl alcohol …
grain alcohol — ethanol (C2H5OH; used as a 70 80% solution in water for the permanent preservation and storage of fish specimens in museum collections. Also called ethyl alcohol or spirit of wine) … Dictionary of ichthyology
grain alcohol — noun Date: 1883 ethanol … New Collegiate Dictionary
Grain Alcohol — Ethanol … Energy terms
grain alcohol — Ethanol … Dictionary of automotive terms
alcohol — /al keuh hawl , hol /, n. 1. Also called ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol, ethanol, fermentation alcohol. a colorless, limpid, volatile, flammable, water miscible liquid, C2H5OH, having an etherlike odor and pungent, burning taste, the intoxicating… … Universalium
