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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ethanol sure. There are hundreds of kinds of alcohols.

Cholesterol is an alcohol. Sorbitol is an alcohol. Ethylene glycol is an alcohol. Propylene glycol is an alcohol.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

As well as e.g. sugars. I know. Thus, commonly the term alcohol referrs to either Ethanol ("alcohol") or the whole group of substances ("an alcohol", "alcohols").