grain alcohol

grain alcohol

n. See alcohol.

grain alcohol

n (Chemistry) ethanol containing about 10 per cent of water, made by the fermentation of grain

al•co•hol

(ˈæl kəˌhɔl, -ˌhɒl)

n. 1. Also called ethyl alcohol , grain alcohol, ethanol. a colorless, volatile, flammable liquid, C₂H₅OH, produced by yeast fermentation of carbohydrates or, synthetically, by hydration of ethylene: used chiefly as a solvent and in beverages and medicines. 2. an intoxicating liquor containing this liquid. 3. any of a class of chemical compounds having the general formula ROH, where R represents an alkyl group and –OH a hydroxyl group. [1535–45; < New Latin < Medieval Latin < Arabic al-kuḥl the powdered antimony, the distillate]

grain alcohol

See ethanol.

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grain alcohol - the intoxicating agent in fermented and distilled liquors; used pure or denatured as a solvent or in medicines and colognes and cleaning solutions and rocket fuel; proposed as a renewable clean-burning additive to gasolineethanol, ethyl alcohol, fermentation alcoholneutral spirits, ethyl alcohol - nonflavored alcohol of 95 percent or 190 proof used for blending with straight whiskies and in making gin and liqueursgasohol - a gasoline substitute consisting of 90% gasoline and 10% grain alcohol from cornalcohol - any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillationspirits of wine - rectified ethyl alcoholabsolute alcohol - pure ethyl alcohol (containing no more than 1% water)denatured alcohol - ethyl alcohol that is unfit for drinking but is still useful for other purposesplant product - a product made from plant material