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ethanol
[ eth-uh-nawl, -nol ]
ethanol
/ ˈiːθə-; ˈɛθəˌnɒl /
ethanol
/ ĕth′ə-nôl′ /
- An alcohol obtained from the fermentation of sugars and starches or by chemical synthesis. It is the intoxicating ingredient of alcoholic beverages, and is also used as a solvent, in explosives, and as an additive to or replacement for petroleum-based fuels. Also called ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol. Chemical formula: C 2 H 6 O.
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For instance, LanzaTech has developed technology that captures waste gas emissions and uses bacteria to turn it into useable ethanol fuel.
The ethanol quickly evaporated to leave behind aerosols similar to those produced by coughing or speaking.
It’s a portrait of the crystals that form after two amino acids — L-glutamine and beta-alanine — are heated in a solution made of ethanol and water.
More than 90 percent of the final product is ethanol, he reports.
Janiak and her colleagues didn’t look at all the genes needed to break down ethanol.
In contrast, traditional ethanol is made from the actual corn kernels.
Industrial production and technology have permanently altered the way we brew our inebriating ethanol.
Kinkade had died of “acute ethanol and diazepam intoxication”—alcohol and Valium.
An odd new study involving rhesus macaque monkeys, ethanol, and vaccines has found some benefit to moderate drinking.
The sugar then would be sold to U.S. ethanol producers, likely at a loss of $80 million, according to an economist at the USDA.
This appeared to explain why a flow rate of 3.0 L/min underestimated oxygen consumption of the ethanol lamp.
Our goal is to make this new kind of ethanol practical and competitive within six years.
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