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ethanol /eth·a·nol/ (eth´ah-nol) ethyl alcohol; a primary alcohol formed by microbial fermentation of carbohydrates or by synthesis from ethylene. Excessive ingestion results in acute intoxication and ingestion during pregnancy can harm the fetus. The pharmaceutical preparation is called alcohol.
eth·a·nol (th-nôl, -nl)
n.
See alcohol.
ethanol
[eth′ənol]
ethyl alcohol. See also alcohol.
ethanol [eth´ah-nol]
a transparent, colorless, volatile, flammable liquid that is the major ingredient of alcoholic beverages. Excessive ingestion results in acute intoxication, with psychological, gastrointestinal, neurological, and motor abnormalities; ingestion during pregnancy can harm the fetus. See also alcoholism. The pharmaceutical preparation is called alcohol. Called also ethyl or grain alcohol.
ethanol
the major ingredient of alcoholic beverages; called also ethyl alcohol and grain alcohol.
20% ethanol
administered intravenously it can be used in the treatment of ethylene glycol poisoning in dogs. Pets may be poisoned by consumption of ethanol, usually in the form of alcoholic beverages. Signs include an initial period of excitement and incoordination, followed by stupor, coma, respiratory failure and seizures.
ethanol gel test
used to detect the presence of fibrinogen-split products in a blood sample; based on the separation of the split products from fibrinogen by the use of ethanol.
ethanol
See Alcohol.
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