ethanedioic acid
- n a toxic colorless crystalline organic acid found in oxalis and other plants; used as a bleach and rust remover and in chemical analysis
ethanediol
- n a sweet but poisonous syrupy liquid used as an antifreeze and solvent
ethanoic acid
- n a colorless pungent liquid widely used in manufacturing plastics and pharmaceuticals
ethanol
- n 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 gasoline
ethanoyl chloride
- n colorless liquid acyl chloride (CH3COCl) that has a pungent odor