Noun: grain alcohol greyn 'al-ku,hól
- The intoxicating agent in fermented and distilled liquors; used pure or denatured as a solvent or in medicines and colognes and cleaning solutions and rocket fuel; proposed as a renewable clean-burning additive to petrol
"grain alcohol is commonly used as a biofuel";
- ethyl alcohol, ethanol, fermentation alcohol
Derived forms: grain alcohols
Type of: alcohol, plant product
Part of: ethyl alcohol, gasohol, neutral spirits
Encyclopedia: Grain alcohol