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Definition of: ethanol
(eth′ə·nōl, -nol) noun
Alcohol (def. 1); an organic compound, C2H5OH, representing the second member of the homologous series of alcohols of the general formula CnH2n+1OH. Also called ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol.
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