What does ethyl alcohol mean?
• ETHYL ALCOHOL (noun) The noun ETHYL ALCOHOL has 2 senses: 1. the intoxicating agent in fermented and distilled liquors; used pure or denatured as a solvent or in medicines and colognes and cleaning solutions and rocket fuel; proposed as a renewable clean-burning additive to gasoline 2. nonflavored alcohol of 95 percent or 190 proof used for blending with straight whiskies and in making gin and liqueurs Familiarity information: ETHYL ALCOHOL used as a noun is rare.