ethyl alcohol
noun
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Sense 1 noun
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
Types & categories
- alcohol hypernym
- plant product hypernym
- spirits of wine hyponym
- absolute alcohol hyponym
- denatured alcohol hyponym
Parts & wholes
- neutral spirits substance holonym
- gasohol substance holonym
Sense 2 noun
nonflavored alcohol of 95 percent or 190 proof used for blending with straight whiskies and in making gin and liqueurs
Types & categories
- intoxicant hypernym
Parts & wholes
- ethyl alcohol substance meronym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | substance holonym | Parts & wholes | neutral spirits |
| 1 | substance holonym | Parts & wholes | gasohol |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | alcohol |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | plant product |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | spirits of wine |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | absolute alcohol |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | denatured alcohol |
| 2 | substance meronym | Parts & wholes | ethyl alcohol |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | intoxicant |