ethanol
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This could support demand for corn, a major feedstock for ethanol production in the U.S.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
Perhaps the best-known examples of fermentation are in baking and brewing, where yeast breaks down sugar into ethanol and carbon dioxide.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
The Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act would waive air-pollution restrictions allowing for the sale of gasoline blended with 15% ethanol in summer months.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
One problem is that ethanol blends greater than 10% can increase smog during warm weather, which is why the EPA restricts its sale during the summer.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
To the intense irritation of Cornwall’s broker, they wound up having to accept rail cars filled with ethanol in some stockyard in Chicago—to make a sum of money that struck the broker as absurdly small.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Vocabulary lists containing ethanol
Elements of the Universe: Aether ("Sky")
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aer (air), aeth (sky), vapor (gas)
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