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ethanol

[eth-uh-nawl, -nol] / ˈɛθ əˌnɔl, -ˌnɒl /


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Companies to watch include grain processors and traders like Archer Daniels Midland and Cargill, ethanol producers and machinery and fertilizer companies with direct exposure to the economic fate of U.S. farmers.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

About a third of U.S. agricultural products go to Canada and Mexico, with Mexico consistently one of the top two buyers of U.S. corn and Canada the largest importer of U.S. ethanol.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

Perhaps the best-known examples of fermentation are in baking and brewing, where yeast breaks down sugar into ethanol and carbon dioxide.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

We have a solution that will bring down fuel prices for Americans: E15 fuel, 15% ethanol, 85% gasoline.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

By the way, the car was running on gas mixed with ethanol.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan




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