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Ethanol

LC control no.sh2009007801
Topical headingEthanol
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Variant(s)Absolute ethanol
Alkyl alcohol
Anhydrol
Anhydrous alcohol
Ethyl alcohol
Ethyl hydrate
Hydroxyethane
See alsoAlcohols
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Scope noteHere are entered works on ethyl alcohol as a chemical compound. Works on ethyl alcohol used as a beverage or a pharmaceutical preparation are entered under Alcohol.
Subject example tracingNote under Alcohol
Found inEncy. Britannica Online, Aug. 24, 2009 (Ethyl alcohol; organic compound; important industrial chemical; used as a dolvent, in the synthesis of other organic chemicals, and as an additive to automotive gasoline. Ethyl alcohol is also the intoxicating ingredient of many alcoholic beverages)
Medical dict., The free dictionary, Aug. 24, 2009 (Ethanol; ethyl alcohol; a primary alcohol formed by microbial fermentation of carbohydrates or by synthesis from ethylene; pharmaceutical preparation is called alcohol)
Wikipedia, Aug. 24, 2009 (Ethanol, called ethyl alcohol, hydroxyethane, ethyl hydrate)
ChemIndustry.com, Aug. 24, 2009 (Ethanol; synonyms: alkyl alcohol, hydroxyethane, absolute ethanol, anhydrol, anhydrous alcohol, ethyl hydrate, etc.)