The Probert Encyclopaedia of Science & Technology

ETHYL ALCOHOL

Ethyl alcohol (ethanol) is the nbest known of the alcohols - it is the alcohol found in beverages and is obtained by the alcoholic fermentation of carbohydrates. It is a colourless, spicy-smelling liquid with a burning taste. Ethyl alcohol is combustible and easily ignites. Ethyl alcohol is used in beverages, as a solvent and in industrial synthesis (synthetic chemistry), and widely in perfumes.
Research Ethyl Alcohol