How to Use ethanol in a Sentence

ethanol

noun
  • Those states grow the bulk of the U.S. corn crop and are home to much of the nation's ethanol production.
    By scott McFetridge, Quartz, 22 Feb. 2024
  • More:Solar farms or fields of corn grown to make ethanol.
    Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Those ethanol cars were among 23 cars that came off the tracks shortly before 1 a.m. that day.
    Josh Funk, ajc, 18 Apr. 2023
  • These include breaks for the production of bio-ethanol.
    John Timmer, Ars Technica, 28 July 2022
  • At the time, U.S. fuel ethanol production was in bloom.
    IEEE Spectrum, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Once harvested, the corn is used for ethanol, feed for livestock and whiskey.
    Tommy Birch, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2022
  • Most gasoline sold in the U.S. contains 10% ethanol, and the fuel is a key part of the economy in the Midwest.
    Matthew Daly, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2023
  • The ship, which will be based outside of the US, will also be one of the first fueled by low-emission green ethanol.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Most gasoline sold in the U.S. is now blended with 10% ethanol, which is allowed throughout the year.
    Scott McFetridge, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Railroads also transport 95% of the ethanol used in gasoline, and a quarter of all U.S. grains.
    Katy Stech Ferek, WSJ, 29 Nov. 2022
  • It's been shown to aid in the relief of morphine and ethanol withdrawal symptoms.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 10 Oct. 2022
  • Just about all ethanol that goes into gasoline moves by rail.
    Allison Morrow, CNN, 14 Sep. 2022
  • Iowa is the leading U.S. producer of ethanol thanks to millions of acres of cornfields.
    Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Airlines say ethanol, a fuel made from corn, is the future of air travel.
    David Leonhardt, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The yeast in these foods can ferment in a pet’s warm stomach and produce toxic levels of ethanol.
    Leticia Fanucchi, Discover Magazine, 29 Dec. 2022
  • The yeast in these foods can ferment in a pet's warm stomach and produce toxic levels of ethanol.
    Leticia Fanucchi, CBS News, 17 Dec. 2022
  • Most people would like to avoid nail- and skin-drying solvents like acetone and ethanol.
    Lorraine Wilde, Treehugger, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Our guide Farid Fajer taught us to let the liquid sit in the glass to allow the first whiff of ethanol to blow off and the aromas to open before sipping.
    Lisa Futterman, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2023
  • Sharkey uses ethanol to preserve the specimens caught in his traps.
    Brooke Jarvis, WIRED, 10 Nov. 2022
  • The railroad said ethanol was the only hazardous material aboard the train.
    Josh Funk, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The cause of death was found to be a mix of cocaine, ethanol (alcohol) and MDA (a relative of ecstasy).
    Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 28 Nov. 2022
  • In one study, researchers gave female lab rats THC (which had been dissolved in ethanol, cremophor and saline).
    Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2022
  • Burr advanced use of enzymes in a variety of products, such as light beer, dairy and ethanol made from corn.
    Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2023
  • And in 2020, his sister Stefanie died of ethanol poisoning.
    Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 28 Nov. 2023
  • And ethanol can wreak havoc on fiberglass fuel tanks in older boats.
    Ben Wojdyla, Popular Mechanics, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The problem is railroads transport the ethanol that is made in the Midwest and then used to make gasoline purchased by drivers around the country.
    Matt Egan, CNN, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Here were butterflies and moths, the delicate patterns of their wings dimmed after a week or two in ethanol.
    Brooke Jarvis, WIRED, 10 Nov. 2022
  • The truth is, alcohol is ethanol, the exact same substance with a different name.
    Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2024
  • As for filtration of the ethanol fumes, Jack Daniel's says that's not currently possible.
    Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2023
  • The operators of an ethanol plant in North Dakota said the state’s first carbon capture and storage project is up and running.
    From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 21 July 2022

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