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ethyl alcohol

et·hy·lal·cohol

uncommon

noun

1.

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

2.

nonflavored alcohol of 95 percent or 190 proof used for blending with straight whiskies and in making gin and liqueurs

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