different between ethanol vs glycerin

English

Etymology

Contracted from ethyl + alcohol. Ethyl is from Ancient Greek ????? (aith?r, “ether”), influenced by German Äthyl. May be decomposed as ethane +? -ol.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??.??.n?l/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??.??.n?l/

Noun

ethanol (usually uncountable, plural ethanols)

1. (organic chemistry) A simple aliphatic alcohol formally derived from ethane by replacing one hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group: CH₃-CH₂-OH.
2. Specifically, this alcohol as a fuel.
   • 2010 January 26, Ted Strickland, Ohio State of the State Address, 05:25–39:

     In 2007, not one drop of ethanol was produced in Ohio. Today, four ethanol facilities in Ohio are producing two hundred and ninety-five million gallons annually.

Synonyms

• (simple aliphatic alcohol): alcohol, ethyl alcohol, ethyl hydrate, ethyl hydroxide, ethylol, monohydroxyethane, grain alcohol, E1510 (when used as a food additive)

Hyponyms

• (simple aliphatic alcohol): NGS (“neutral grain spirit”), GNS (“grain neutral spirit”), GS (“grain spirit”), NS (“neutral spirit”), rectified spirit, neutral alcohol; (high-test ethanol solution, usually with distilled/deionized water) (especially food-grade ones)

Derived terms

• bioethanol

Translations

Anagrams

• Athlone, anethol, loaneth

Czech

Noun

ethanol m

1. ethanol (simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH)

Dutch

Etymology

From ethaan +? -ol.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e?ta??n?l/
• Hyphenation: etha?nol
• Rhymes: -?l

Noun

ethanol n (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) ethanol

Descendants

• ? Indonesian: etanol

Indonesian

Noun

ethanol (first-person possessive ethanolku, second-person possessive ethanolmu, third-person possessive ethanolnya)

1. (chemistry, nonstandard) Alternative spelling of etanol (“ethanol”)

English

Noun

glycerin (countable and uncountable, plural glycerins)

1. (organic chemistry) Alternative spelling of glycerine.

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “glycerin”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Czech

Noun

glycerin m

1. glycerin, glycerine

Further reading

• glycerin in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• glycerin in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989