How to say "ethanol" in Japanese

• エタノール
  nounNames the chemical itself — the alcohol in alcoholic drinks, also used in disinfectants and fuel. A direct katakana borrowing of 'ethanol'; a less common rendering of the English, typical of chemistry and technical writing.
• エチルアルコール
  nounThe same compound, named descriptively as 'ethyl alcohol'; it can translate both 'ethanol' and 'ethyl alcohol'. The natural pick when the English says 'ethyl alcohol', and a less common choice for plain 'ethanol'.

For the chemical itself either word works, but 「エタノール」 is the direct one-to-one name; use 「エチルアルコール」 when the English says 'ethyl alcohol'; both are less common renderings of 'ethanol'.

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• エタノールethanol
• エチルアルコールethanol