ethyl alcohol   (TTS Sound)

The noun ethyl alcohol has 2 senses

• ethyl alcohol, ethanol, fermentation alcohol, grain alcohol -- (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)


• neutral spirits, ethyl alcohol -- (nonflavored alcohol of 95 percent or 190 proof used for blending with straight whiskies and in making gin and liqueurs)