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2. Denatured alcohol - Wikipedia

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   Denatured alcohol has no advantages for any purpose over normal ethanol; it is a public policy compromise. As denatured alcohol is sold without the often heavy taxes on alcohol suitable for consumption, it is a cheaper solution for most uses that do not involve drinking. If pure ethanol were made cheaply available for fuel, solvents, or ...

3. Ethanol - Wikipedia

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   Ethanol (also called ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol, drinking alcohol, or simply alcohol) is an organic compound with the chemical formula CH 3 CH 2 OH. It is an alcohol, with its formula also written as C 2 H 5 OH, C 2 H 6 O or EtOH, where Et stands for ethyl. Ethanol is a volatile, flammable, colorless liquid with a characteristic wine-like ...

4. Methanol - Wikipedia

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   Methanol is used as a denaturant for ethanol, the product being known as "denatured alcohol" or "methylated spirit". This was commonly used during the US prohibition to discourage consumption of bootlegged liquor, and ended up causing several deaths. [47] Methanol is used as a solvent and as an antifreeze in pipelines and windshield washer fluid.

5. Solvent - Wikipedia

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   Ethyl acetate, nail polish solvent. [1] A solvent (from the Latin solvō, "loosen, untie, solve") is a substance that dissolves a solute, resulting in a solution. A solvent is usually a liquid but can also be a solid, a gas, or a supercritical fluid. Water is a solvent for polar molecules, and the most common solvent used by living things; all ...

6. Alcohol (chemistry) - Wikipedia

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   In chemistry, an alcohol (from Arabic al-kuḥl 'the kohl '), [2] is a type of organic compound that carries at least one hydroxyl (−OH) functional group bound to a saturated carbon atom. [3][4] Alcohols range from the simple, like methanol and ethanol, to complex, like sugars and cholesterol. The presence of an OH group strongly modifies the ...

7. Category:Alcohol solvents - Wikipedia

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   Pages in category "Alcohol solvents" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. ... Denatured alcohol; Di(propylene glycol) methyl ether ...