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alcoholic drink vs ethyl alcohol

ethyl alcohol vs alcoholic drink

alcoholic drink and ethyl alcohol both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
alcoholic drink Yes No No No
ethyl alcohol Yes No No No
As nouns, ethyl alcohol is a hyponym of alcoholic drink; that is, ethyl alcohol is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than alcoholic drink:
  • alcoholic drink: 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
alcoholic drink (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
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 alcoholic drink and ethyl alcohol

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