Synonyms for ethanol
ˈɛθ əˌnɔl, -ˌnɒlethanol

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1. ethanolnoun

   Synonyms:
   alcohol, E1510, ethyl alcohol, food additive

2. ethanolnoun

   A simple aliphatic alcohol formally derived from ethane by replacing one hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group: CH-CH-OH.

   Synonyms:
   ethyl alcohol, E1510, food additive, alcohol

3. ethanolnoun

   Specifically, this alcohol as a fuel.

   Synonyms:
   E1510, alcohol, food additive, ethyl alcohol

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1. ethyl alcohol, ethanol, fermentation alcohol, grain alcoholnoun

   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 gasoline

   Synonyms:
   grain alcohol, ethyl alcohol, neutral spirits, fermentation alcohol

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1. List of paraphrases for "ethanol":

   alcohol

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1. Geoff Cooper:

   A general waiver at this point would only serve to close more ethanol plants and kill more jobs across rural America.

2. Jeremy Martin:

   The report from Tennessee suggests we should expand production of advanced biofuels at the expense of current biofuels, while keeping the share of gasoline fixed at 10 percent, i think we need to keep cutting oil use, but certainly agree we should focus on advanced and cellulosic biofuels rather than further expanding corn ethanol.

3. Neil Koehler:

   Where's all that ethanol going to go? I would say the market is a little bit nervous.

4. Claudio Molina:

   This will mean some 160,000 cubic meters more of ethanol are needed, at a moment when sugar prices are very low, so this is a very positive outcome for the whole sugarcane value chain.

5. The FDA:

   One concern with impurities data submitted by some fuel ethanol companies is the unacceptable levels of known carcinogens( cancer causing agents), such as benzene, as well as formulas containing gasoline.