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Ammonia vs Ethanol - What's the difference?

ammonia | ethanol |

As nouns the difference between ammonia and ethanol

is that ammonia is a gaseous compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, NH3, with a pungent smell and taste while ethanol is a simple aliphatic alcohol formally derived from ethane by replacing one hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group: CH3-CH2-OH.

ammonia

English

Noun

(-)
  • (inorganic compound) A gaseous compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, NH3, with a pungent smell and taste.

    • Synonyms

    * spirits of hartshorn (obsolete) * volatile alkali (obsolete)

    Derived terms

    * ammonia borane * ammonian * ammonic * ammonical * ammonium

    References

    * (wikipedia "ammonia") *

    Anagrams

    *

    ethanol

    English

    (wikipedia ethanol)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (organic compound) A simple aliphatic alcohol formally derived from ethane by replacing one hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group: CH3-CH2-OH.
  • Specifically , this alcohol as a fuel.
  • * 2010 January 26, , Ohio State of the State Address, 05:25–39:
    • In 2007, not one drop of ethanol' was produced in Ohio. Today, four ' ethanol facilities in Ohio are producing two hundred and ninety-five million gallons annually.

    Synonyms

    * (simple aliphatic alcohol) (when used as a food additive)

    Derived terms

    * bioethanol