grain alcohol

grain alcohol
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
• Hypernyms: ↑alcohol, ↑plant product
• Substance Holonyms: ↑neutral spirits, ↑ethyl alcohol, ↑gasohol

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noun
: ethyl alcohol — used especially in distinction from wood alcohol; see alcohol 3

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alcohol (def. 1).
[1920-25]

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grain alcohol noun
Alcohol made by the fermentation of grain
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Main Entry: ↑grain

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grain alcohol,
ordinary alcohol or ethyl alcohol, often made by the fermentation of grain.

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