Ethanol (also called ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol, drinking alcohol, or simply alcohol) is an organic compound with the chemical formula CH3CH2OH. It is an alcohol, with its formula also written as C2H5OH, C2H6O or EtOH, where Et stands for ethyl. Ethanol is a volatile, flammable, colorless liquid with a characteristic wine-like odor and pungent taste.
As a psychoactive depressant, it is the active ingredient in alcoholic beverages, and the second most consumed drug globally behind caffeine.
Ethanol is naturally produced by the fermentation process of sugars by yeasts or via petrochemical processes such as ethylene hydration. Historically it was used as a general anesthetic, and has modern medical applications as an antiseptic, disinfectant, solvent for some medications, and antidote for methanol poisoning and ethylene glycol poisoning. It is used as a chemical solvent and in the synthesis of organic compounds, and as a fuel source for lamps, stoves, and internal combustion engines. Ethanol also can be dehydrated to make ethylene, an important chemical feedstock. As of 2023, world production of ethanol fuel was 29,590,000,000 US gallons (112.0 gigalitres), coming mostly from the U.S. (51%) and Brazil (26%). |
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xenobiotic metabolite
Any metabolite produced by metabolism of a xenobiotic compound.
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insecticide
Strictly, a substance intended to kill members of the class Insecta. In common usage, any substance used for preventing, destroying, repelling or controlling insects.
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pesticide
Strictly, a substance intended to kill pests. In common usage, any substance used for controlling, preventing, or destroying animal, microbiological or plant pests.
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1,1'-(2,2-dichloroethane-1,1-diyl)bis(4-chlorobenzene)
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1,1'-(2,2-dichloroethylidene)bis[4-chlorobenzene]
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UM-BBD
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1,1-Dichloro-2,2-bis(4'-chlorophenyl)ethane
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KEGG COMPOUND
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1,1-Dichloro-2,2-bis(4'-chlorophenyl)ethane
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KEGG COMPOUND
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1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane
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NIST Chemistry WebBook
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DDD
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KEGG COMPOUND
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Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane
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KEGG COMPOUND
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Dilene
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p,p'-DDD
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NIST Chemistry WebBook
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p,p'-TDE
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Rhothane
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TDE
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ChemIDplus
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tetrachlorodiphenylethane
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NIST Chemistry WebBook
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1914072
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Reaxys Registry Number
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Reaxys
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509095
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Gmelin
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72-54-8
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KEGG COMPOUND
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72-54-8
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NIST Chemistry WebBook
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72-54-8
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CAS Registry Number
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19487035
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Europe PMC
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21007656
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Europe PMC
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9496653
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Europe PMC
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