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Ethanol

Term · Transportation · MLC-T-TRA-000129

A clear, colorless, flammable oxygenated hydrocarbon with a boiling point of 78.5 C. in the anhydrous state. It is used in the United States as a gasoline octane enhancer and oxygenate (10-percent concentration). Ethanol can be used in high concentrations in vehicles optimized for its use. Otherwise known as ethyl alcohol, alcohol, or grain-spirit.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-TRA-000129
FieldTransportation
ReferencesNational Transportation Statistics, Appendix B: Glossary
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-TRA-000129",
  "term": "Ethanol",
  "field": "Transportation",
  "definition": "A clear, colorless, flammable oxygenated hydrocarbon with a boiling point of 78.5 C. in the anhydrous state. It is used in the United States as a gasoline octane enhancer and oxygenate (10-percent concentration). Ethanol can be used in high concentrations in vehicles optimized for its use. Otherwise known as ethyl alcohol, alcohol, or grain-spirit.",
  "references": [
    "National Transportation Statistics, Appendix B: Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/transportation/ethanol/"
}

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