how to pronounce ethanol

/ˈɛθəˌnɔːl/

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ethanol is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of ethanol in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… for alternative fuels and ethanol so …”

meanings of ethanol

noun:

A simple aliphatic alcohol formally derived from ethane by replacing one hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group: CH3-CH2-OH.
Specifically, this alcohol as a fuel.

ethanol frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word ethanol occurs in english on average 1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.