Ethanol

<p><b>Ethanol</b> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English" title="Help:IPA for English">/</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key" title="Help:IPA for English">ˈɛθɑːnɒl</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English" title="Help:IPA for English">/</a>, also called <b>ethyl alcohol</b> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English" title="Help:IPA for English">/</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key" title="Help:IPA for English">ˈɛθɪl</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English" title="Help:IPA for English">/</a>, <b>pure alcohol</b>, <b>grain alcohol</b>, or <b>drinking alcohol</b>, is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volatility_%28chemistry%29" title="Volatility (chemistry)">volatile</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flammability" title="Flammability">flammable</a>, colorless liquid with the structural formula CH₃CH₂OH, often abbreviated as C₂H₆O. A <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychoactive_drug" title="Psychoactive drug">psychoactive drug</a> and one of the oldest <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recreational_drugs" title="Recreational drugs" class="mw-redirect">recreational drugs</a> known, ethanol produces a state known as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_intoxication" title="Alcohol intoxication">alcohol intoxication</a> when consumed as a beverage. Best known as the type of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol" title="Alcohol">alcohol</a> found in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcoholic_beverages" title="Alcoholic beverages" class="mw-redirect">alcoholic beverages</a>, it is also used in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermometers" title="Thermometers" class="mw-redirect">thermometers</a>, as a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solvent" title="Solvent">solvent</a>, and as a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_fuel" title="Alcohol fuel">fuel</a>. In common usage, it is often referred to simply as <b>alcohol</b> or <b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distilled_beverage" title="Distilled beverage">spirits</a></b>.

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<h3>Solvent</h3>

<p>Ethanol is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miscible" title="Miscible" class="mw-redirect">miscible</a> with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_%28molecule%29" title="Water (molecule)" class="mw-redirect">water</a> and is a good general purpose <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solvent" title="Solvent">solvent</a>. It is found in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paint" title="Paint">paints</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tincture" title="Tincture">tinctures</a>, markers, and personal care products such as perfumes and deodorants.</p>