Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounethanol, a type of alcohol.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe 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
nounnonflavored alcohol of 95 percent or 190 proof used for blending with straight whiskies and in making gin and liqueurs
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian ети́лов алкохо́л
- ети́лов алкохо́л (etílov alkohól)ethanol
Finnish etyylialkoholi
- etyylialkoholiethanol
German Ethylalkohol
- Ethylalkoholethanol
Polish alkohol etylowy, etanol
- alkohol etylowyethanol
- etanolethanol
Romanian alcool etilic
- alcool etilicethanol
Russian эти́ловый спирт
- эти́ловый спирт (etílovyj spirt)ethanol
Spanish alcohol etílico, etanol
- alcohol etílicoethanol
- etanolethanol
Cite this entry
ethyl alcohol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethyl%20alcohol
“ethyl alcohol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethyl%20alcohol. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ethyl alcohol,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethyl%20alcohol.
Source: ethyl alcohol on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.