hydroxyethane

H4Y4D2R1O1X8Y4E1T1H4A1N1E1
UK/haɪ̯ˌdɹɒksiˈiːθeɪ̯n/US/haɪ̯ˌdɹɑksiˈɛθeɪ̯n/Mid Atlantic/haɪ̯ˌdɹɒksɪˈɛθeɪ̯n/

noun

ethanol

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Meanings

nounhydroxyethane (uncountable)
  1. nonstandarduncountablechemistryethanol

    […]so as to convert at least a major portion of the oxirane groups into hydroxyethane groups.

    1959, Canadian Patent Office Record, volume 87, page 5180
    2 more examples

    […]thus: Pyrrolecarboxylic acid, not carboxypyrrole; ethyl alchohol or ethanol, not hydroxyethane; pentanone, not ketopentane

    [1917, Chemical Abstracts, volume 11, page 3699

    This hydroxyethane sulfonic acid is made from sodium bisulfite and ethylene oxide, with of without pressure.

    1957, Henry C. Speel, edited by Henry C. Speel and Eugene W. K. Schwarz, Textile chemicals and auxiliaries: with special reference to surfactants and finishes, 2nd edition, Reinhold

Origin

From hydroxy- + ethane.

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