ethanol

[eth-uh-nawl, -nol] / ˈɛθ əˌnɔl, -ˌnɒl /

NOUN

alcohol

Synonyms

STRONGEST

booze drink liquor methanol smoke

STRONG

alky cocktail firewater hootch intoxicant moonshine palliative rotgut sauce spirits tipple toddy

WEAK

canned heat hard stuff red-eye

Example Sentences

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Women are born with all of the eggs they'll ever have and their reproductive system is controlled by a predictable hormonal cycle which can easily be manipulated with synthetic hormones/steroids such as ethinyl estradiol.

From New York Times • Jul. 19, 2016

One environmental estrogen is ethinyl estradiol—a chemical found in birth control pills.

From National Geographic

Vocabulary lists containing ethanol

Elements of the Universe: Aether ("Sky")

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aer (air), aeth (sky), vapor (gas)

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