From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishethanoleth‧a‧nol /ˈeθənɒl, ˈiː- $ -noʊl/ noun [uncountable]technical the type of alcohol in alcoholic drinks, which can also be used as a fuel for carsSYN ethyl alcoholExamples from the Corpusethanol• First, coolethanolmolecules have less vibrational energy than warmethanol molecules.• Bloodsamplesanalyzed for ethanol were obtained if the patient returned to the clinic for his bi-monthly interview.• Apparently, natural selectionfavoredcreatures that could get rid of these tinyquantities of ethanol.• The overallstructural shape of ethanol is important as well.• However, industry needs about 1.5 million tonnes of pureethanol, free from water, each year.• Davenport found that ethanolsolutions with a concentration above 10% produced mucosal damage.• The catalysed conversion of methanol to ethanol by reaction with syn-gas, is also possible but not yet commercial.• The mixture was extracted twice with phenol-chloroform and precipitated with ethanol.Originethanol(1900-2000)ethane name of a type of gas ((19-21 centuries)) (from ethyl) + -ol"type of alcohol"