How to Use ethyl alcohol in a Sentence

ethyl alcohol

noun

• Those seltzers with ethyl alcohol flavorings will now be sold only in 45 state liquor stores.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Mar. 2022
• Some alcohols can be stripping to the hair—ethyl alcohol, methanol and isopropyl alcohol, to name a few.
  — Joseph Deacetis, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2021
• Many of them contain ethyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, or a bit of bleach as their active agent.
  — Katherine J. Wu, Popular Science, 16 Mar. 2020
• Also, some brands package their seltzers in variety packs, and if even one flavor is made with ethyl alcohol, the whole pack would be allowed only in liquor stores.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Mar. 2022
• The final products are ethyl alcohol, which is used to make the company’s vodka and other products such as perfume, as well as paraffin, which forms the basis of its jet fuel.
  — John General, CNN, 10 Nov. 2022
• After the first stage was modified, the rocket used a blend of propellants more powerful than the previous ethyl alcohol.
  — Lee Roop | [e-mail], al, 15 Nov. 2022
• These ethyl alcohol wipes, come in packs of 50 and are highly rated by customers, thanks to the generous 75% alcohol content and value for dollar.
  — Christine Persaud, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2021
• Ethanol, or ethyl alcohol, is a clear, colorless liquid and the main ingredient in alcoholic beverages like beer, wine and liquor.
  — Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com, 8 Aug. 2020
• After research is complete, the shark will be preserved with formaldehyde and then ethyl alcohol for long term storage, according to the Smithsonian.
  — Amanda Jackson, CNN, 11 Aug. 2020
• For example, mayonnaise has to be no less than 65 percent vegetable oil (by weight), and vanilla extract must be at least 35 percent ethyl alcohol (by volume).
  — Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2022
• Just make sure their ingredient list includes 60 to 80 percent ethyl alcohol, which is the ideal range for efficacy.
  — Elizabeth Kiefer, Washington Post, 10 June 2019
• One of their ingredients was denatured ethyl alcohol, which is very common in perfumes.
  — Yvette D'entremont, SELF, 13 Oct. 2017
• This gel hand sanitizer is made with 70% ethyl alcohol (ethanol) — which is one of three active ingredients approved by the FDA for use in a consumer hand sanitizer.
  — Birnur Aral, Ph.d., Good Housekeeping, 6 Apr. 2021
• The hand sanitizer placed in the student’s mouth was Up and Up Hand Sanitizer, which is composed primarily of ethyl alcohol and intended to decrease bacteria on the skin.
  — Andrew Marra, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2020
• Gojo’s website states that its hand sanitizers are 70 percent ethyl alcohol.
  — Julie Creswell, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2020
• But ever resilient, industry leaders have now stepped up production for products like high-grade ethyl alcohol used for hand sanitizer.
  — Glenn Minnis, Washington Examiner, 25 June 2020
• There’s been a sharp increase in hand sanitizers labeled to contain ethanol -- also called ethyl alcohol -- but which actually contain methanol, according to a Tuesday warning from the Ohio Department of Health.
  — Laura Hancock, cleveland, 7 July 2020
• With 67% ethyl alcohol, these picks also fit the guidelines set forth by the Center for Disease Control and Protection, which recommends using hand sanitizers that contain 60% or more alcohol.
  — Melissa Lee, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2021
• Germ-X Hand sanitizer has 62 percent ethyl alcohol and also contains vitamin E to moisturize hands.
  — Zoe Malin, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2021
• Depending on the brand, the pepper extract may be mixed with water, alcohol, or organic solvents like ethyl alcohol, according to a 1999 review in the North Carolina Medical Journal.
  — Popular Science, 12 June 2020
• Hand sanitizers are made from either ethyl alcohol, which is the alcohol in alcoholic beverages, or from isopropyl or rubbing alcohol.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 29 Aug. 2022
• This hand sanitizer by Shopping reader-favorite brand Touchland is another spray option and includes 67 percent ethyl alcohol.
  — Shari Uyehara, NBC News, 19 Mar. 2021
• Instacart’s spokesperson says the company worked with a third-party manufacturer to create the hand sanitizer, using a formula which includes 65 percent ethyl alcohol, water, and glycerin.
  — Arielle Pardes, Wired, 18 Apr. 2020
• The active ingredient that kills germs in legitimate sanitizers is ethyl alcohol, which is consumable.
  — CBS News, 8 Aug. 2020
• Hand sanitizer has become highly sought after during the coronavirus pandemic, especially brands like Germ-X, which has 63 percent ethyl alcohol.
  — Zoe Malin, NBC News, 30 Dec. 2020
• Unfortunately, unscrupulous companies have mixed up some batches of hand sanitizer made with toxic methanol instead of ethyl alcohol.
  — Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2020
• Sanitizers containing isopropanol are safe and effective, as are products containing ethanol (aka ethyl alcohol, C2H6O), at concentrations above 60 percent.
  — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 14 Aug. 2020
• In the run-up to September’s Eid holiday, a religious festival that coincided this year with a national holiday, Turkish newspapers reported that supplies of ethyl alcohol, a key ingredient for home-mixed raki, was selling out.
  — Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2017
• The most commonly used active ingredients in hand sanitizer are ethyl alcohol, or ethanol; isopropyl alcohol, which is found in rubbing alcohol; and benzalkonium chloride, which is commonly used in alcohol-free sanitizers.
  — Ian Richardson, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2020
• Ultimately, the Reaction Motors turbo pump became stalled in development, so another 4-chamber Reaction Motors engine, this one fueled by liquid oxygen and diluted ethyl alcohol, was slated for installation.
  — Chuck Yeager, Popular Mechanics, 8 Dec. 2020

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024