English Explanatory Dictionary

ethanol

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A simple aliphatic alcohol formally derived from ethane by replacing one hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group: CH₃-CH₂-OH.
  2. Specifically, this form of alcohol as a fuel.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛθ.ə.nɒl/ /ˈɛθ.ə.nɑl/ En-us-ethanol.ogg

Word forms

ethanol ethanols

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *áitʰō Ancient Greek αἴθω (aíthō) ▲ Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.? Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr)der. Latin aethērbor. German Äther German Ether Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Ethylbor. English ethyl Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol ▲ English ethyl English eth- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānusder. English -ane English ethane ▲ English alcohol English -ol English ethanol Contracted from ethyl + alcohol. Ethyl is from Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr, “ether”), influenced by German Äthyl. May be decomposed as ethane + -ol.

Synonyms

alcohol ethyl alcohol ethyl hydrate ethyl hydroxide ethylol EtOH monohydroxyethane grain alcohol methylcarbinol E1510

Derived words

bioethanol bromoethanol ethanolamine ethanolemia ethanolic ethanologenic ethanolysis mercaptoethanol nonethanol phenoxyethanol radioethanol tribromoethanol triethanolamine
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