Synonym: Absolute alcohol, alcohol, cologne spirit, drinking alcohol, ethylic alcohol, EtOH, ethyl alcohol, ethyl hydrate, ethyl hydroxide, ethylol, grain alcohol, hydroxyethane, methylcarbinol

CAS: 64-17-5

Ethanol is a volatile, flammable, colorless liquid with a slight characteristic odor. Ethanol is mostly produced by the fermentation of sugars by yeasts, or by petrochemical processes. It is widely used as a solvent, as fuel, and as a feedstock for synthesis of other chemicals; as well as in many other minor uses.