grain_alcohol (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *grain alcohol*:
NOUN	substance	grain alcohol, ethyl alcohol, ethanol, fermentation alcohol	the intoxicating agent in fermented and distilled liquors

English > *grain alcohol*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	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	ethyl alcohol, ethanol, fermentation alcohol
Narrower	absolute 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 purposes
	spirits of wine	rectified ethyl alcohol
Broader	alcohol	Any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation
Broader	plant product	A product made from plant material
Substance of	gasohol	A gasoline substitute consisting of 90% gasoline and 10% grain alcohol from corn
Substance of	neutral spirits, ethyl alcohol	nonflavored alcohol of 95 percent or 190 proof used for blending with straight whiskies and in making gin and liqueurs
Spanish	alcohol de grano, alcohol etílico, alcohol, etanol
Catalan	etanol

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