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  • Earthwormjim91@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Ethanol sure. There are hundreds of kinds of alcohols.

    Cholesterol is an alcohol. Sorbitol is an alcohol. Ethylene glycol is an alcohol. Propylene glycol is an alcohol.

    • Successful_Try543@feddit.de
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      1 year ago

      As well as e.g. sugars. I know. Thus, commonly the term alcohol referrs to either Ethanol (“alcohol”) or the whole group of substances (“an alcohol”, “alcohols”).