grain alcohol

noun

Synonym of ethanol.

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ethanolethyl alcoholfermentation alcohol

Meanings

noungrain alcohol (plural grain alcohols)

plural grain alcohols

  1. Synonym of ethanol.

    Synonyms: ethanol

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of ethanol.

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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

Similar
ethyl alcoholethanolfermentation alcohol
Broader
alcoholplant product

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

grain alcohol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grain%20alcohol

MLA

“grain alcohol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grain%20alcohol. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grain alcohol,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grain%20alcohol.

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