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alcohol vs ethyl alcohol

ethyl alcohol vs alcohol

alcohol and ethyl alcohol both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
alcohol Yes No No No
ethyl alcohol Yes No No No
As nouns, ethyl alcohol is a hyponym of alcohol; that is, ethyl alcohol is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than alcohol:
  • alcohol: a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
  • ethyl alcohol: nonflavored alcohol of 95 percent or 190 proof used for blending with straight whiskies and in making gin and liqueurs
As nouns, ethyl alcohol is a hyponym of alcohol; that is, ethyl alcohol is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than alcohol:
  • alcohol: any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation
  • ethyl alcohol: 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
alcohol (noun) ethyl alcohol (noun)
a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent nonflavored alcohol of 95 percent or 190 proof used for blending with straight whiskies and in making gin and liqueurs
any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation 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
Difference between alcohol and ethyl alcohol

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