hydroxyethane

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English

Etymology

From hydroxy- +‎ ethane.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /haɪ̯ˌdɹɒksiˈiːθeɪ̯n/
(General American) IPA^(key): /haɪ̯ˌdɹɑksiˈɛθeɪ̯n/
(Mid-Atlantic) IPA^(key): /haɪ̯ˌdɹɒksɪˈɛθeɪ̯n/

Noun

hydroxyethane (uncountable)

(organic chemistry, nonstandard) ethanol

1957, Henry C. Speel, edited by Henry C. Speel and Eugene W. K. Schwarz, Textile chemicals and auxiliaries: with special reference to surfactants and finishes, 2nd edition, Reinhold:

This hydroxyethane sulfonic acid is made from sodium bisulfite and ethylene oxide, with of without pressure.

1959, Canadian Patent Office Record, volume 87, page 5180:

[…] so as to convert at least a major portion of the oxirane groups into hydroxyethane groups.

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