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Definition of ethanolic in English:

ethanolic

Pronunciation /ˌɛθəˈnɒlɪk/

adjective

Chemistry

  • Dissolved in or diluted with ethanol; relating to or involving ethanol.

Origin

Late 19th century (in an earlier sense). From ethanol + -ic, originally (in ethanolic acid) after German Aethanolsäure.