Question

why ethanol is called alcohol

Answer 1

Ethanol is an alcohol because it has a functional group ' -OH ' attached to it which is a characteristic property of all alcohols.
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Answer 2

Ethanol, or ethyl alcohol, is the only type of alcohol that you can drink without seriously harming yourself, and then only if it hasn't been denatured or doesn't contain toxic impurities. Ethanol is sometimes called grain alcohol because it is the main type of alcohol produced by grain fermentation.

Answer 3

Ethanol, or ethyl alcohol, is the only type of alcohol that you can drink without seriously harming yourself, and then only if it hasn't been denatured or doesn't contain toxic impurities. Ethanol is sometimescalled grain alcohol because it is the main type of alcohol produced by grain fermentation.