| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| ethyl alcohol |
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| (ETH-uhl) The kind of alcohol made by fermentation of the sugar in grains; the fermentation is brought about by the enzymes in yeast. | 1 |
| Alcoholic drinks and gasohol contain ethyl alcohol. | 2 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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