Ethanol (C2H5OH),

Definition of Ethanol (C2H5OH):

1. A colourless volatile flammable liquid which is produced by the natural fermentation of sugars; alcohol.

2. Ethyl Alcohol. A clear, colorless, and flammable oxygenated hydrocarbon. The type consumed as alcoholic beverages (brandy, rum, whisky, etc., and called just alcohol) is produced by the natural process of fermenting grapes, malt, sugar cane juice, etc. The type used as octane enhancer or alternative automotive fuel is derived from grain, corn, or catalytic hydration of ethane gas. High concentrations of ethanol in human body can interfere with the brain functions and can cause poisoning. When mixed with gasoline (usually in the proportion 85 percent ethanol to 15 percent gasoline), it is known as gasohol. Also called grain alcohol or grain spirit.

How to use Ethanol (C2H5OH) in a sentence?

1. Yeast used in making beer metabolizes the sugar into ethanol.
2. John used to grow potatoes at his farm, but once ethanol started being used in gasoline, he switched over to growing corn.
3. Ethanol , or alcohol, is one of the worst drugs because it is addictive and poisonous to the body when it is consumed frequently and in large quantities.
4. Steven knew siphoning gasoline with his mouth was dangerous and he was careful not to ingest any of the chemical ethanol .