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ethanol

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


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He fails to mention that ethanol only delivers two-thirds as much energy a gallon as pure gasoline—and you’ll have to stop for gas more often.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

To comply with EPA’s increasing quotas, refiners have to buy credits from ethanol producers or large refiners that also blend or manufacture biofuels and have excess credits.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Investment implications: Higher ethanol demand could support corn prices, benefiting crop processors like Archer Daniels Midland and companies tied to the biofuel supply chain, including ethanol producers such as Green Plains and REX American Resources.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

South Sudan has started to ration electricity in its capital, Juba, while Zimbabwe is increasing the ethanol content in its petrol.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Rode in the boot of a small auto belonging to a chum of Papa Thibaut’s, a Citroen Rosalie—4-cylinder engine, at least 10 years old, running—just—on a disgusting mix of coal tar and sugar-beet ethanol.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein




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