From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishethyl alcoholeth‧yl al‧co‧hol /ˌeθəl ˈælkəhɒl, ˌiːθaɪl- $ -hɒːl/ noun [uncountable] technicalDFD ethanol
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ethyl alcohol• After incubation for 3 days at 35.8°C, each microtitre plate was stained with 0.05% crystal violet in 25% ethyl alcohol.• Distillation liberated the spirits from fermented grains and fruit juices, and in time ethyl alcohol was purified.Origin ethyl alcohol (1800-1900) ethyl from ether + -yl “type of group of atoms” 