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ethyl alcohol

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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eth·yl al·co·hol /ˌeθəl ˈælkəhɒl, ˌiːθaɪl- $ -hɒːl/ noun [uncountable]  technicalDFD ethanol 乙醇
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ethyl alcoholAfter incubation for 3 days at 35.8°C, each microtitre plate was stained with 0.05% crystal violet in 25% ethyl alcohol.Distillation liberated the spirits from fermented grains and fruit juices, and in time ethyl alcohol was purified.
Origin ethyl alcohol (1800-1900) ethyl from ether + -yl type of group of atoms
eth·yl al·co·hol nounChineseSyllable
Corpus ethanol


ethyl alcohol
ethyl alcohol /ˌeθəl ˈælkəhɒl, ˌiːθaɪl- $ -hɒːl/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Origin: ethyl from ether + -yl 'type of group of atoms'
technical ethanol


ethyl alcoholBrE /ˌeθɪl ˈælkəhɒl/ 🔊NAmE /ˌeθɪl ˈælkəhɔːl/ 🔊BrE /ˌiːθaɪl ˈælkəhɒl/ 🔊NAmE /ˌiːθaɪl ˈælkəhɔːl/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (chemistry 化学) = ethanol