Hydroxyethane
//haɪ̯ˌdɹɒksiˈiːθeɪ̯n// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 ethanol nonstandard, uncountable
"[…]thus: Pyrrolecarboxylic acid, not carboxypyrrole; ethyl alchohol or ethanol, not hydroxyethane; pentanone, not ketopentane"
Example
More examples"[…]thus: Pyrrolecarboxylic acid, not carboxypyrrole; ethyl alchohol or ethanol, not hydroxyethane; pentanone, not ketopentane"
Etymology
From hydroxy- + ethane.
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