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Meaning of hydroxyethane | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
haɪ̯ˌdɹɒksiˈiːθeɪ̯n

Definitions

ethanol

nonstandard, uncountable

Examples

“[…]thus: Pyrrolecarboxylic acid, not carboxypyrrole; ethyl alchohol or ethanol, not hydroxyethane; pentanone, not ketopentane”
“This hydroxyethane sulfonic acid is made from sodium bisulfite and ethylene oxide, with of without pressure.”
“[…]so as to convert at least a major portion of the oxirane groups into hydroxyethane groups.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

hydroxyethyl hydroxyethyl methacrylate hydroxyethylation hydroxyethylcellulose hydroxyethylpromethazine hydroxyethylrutoside

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