ethanol

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ethanol

Summary

ethanol is a type of chemical entity[1]. ethanol ranks in the top 0.23% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,212 views/month, #29 of 12,596).[2]

Key Facts

  • ethanol's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • ethanol's physically interacts with is recorded as 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin) receptor 3A[4].
  • ethanol's physically interacts with is recorded as Potassium inwardly-rectifying channel, subfamily J, member 3[5].
  • ethanol's physically interacts with is recorded as Potassium inwardly-rectifying channel, subfamily J, member 5[6].
  • ethanol's canonical SMILES is recorded as CCO[7].
  • ethanol's chemical formula is recorded as C₂H₆O[8].
  • ethanol is a type of fatty alcohol[9].
  • ethanol is a type of alkanol[10].
  • ethanol is part of ethanol binding[11].
  • ethanol is part of ethanol metabolic process[12].
  • ethanol is part of ethanol catabolic process[13].
  • ethanol is part of ethanol biosynthetic process[14].
  • ethanol is part of acetate catabolic process to butyrate, ethanol, acetone and butanol[15].
  • ethanol is part of acetyl-CoA biosynthetic process from ethanol[16].
  • ethanol is part of glycolytic fermentation to ethanol[17].
  • ethanol is part of glucose catabolic process to D-lactate and ethanol[18].
  • ethanol is part of mixed acid fermentation[19].
  • ethanol is part of pentose catabolic process to ethanol[20].
  • ethanol is part of xylose catabolic process to ethanol[21].
  • ethanol is part of response to ethanol[22].
  • ethanol is part of cellular response to ethanol[23].
  • ethanol is part of hexose catabolic process to ethanol[24].
  • ethanol is part of urethanase activity[25].
  • ethanol is part of fatty-acyl-ethyl-ester synthase activity[26].
  • ethanol is used for polar protic solvent[27].

Why It Matters

ethanol ranks in the top 0.23% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,212 views/month, #29 of 12,596).[2] ethanol has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] ethanol is known by 87 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . geneontology.org. Retrieved . geneontology.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has use polar protic solvent, medication, solvent
    Density {'unit': 'Q844211', 'amount': '+790'}
    Mass {'unit': 'Q483261', 'amount': '+46.042'}
    Safety classification and labelling NFPA 704: Standard System for the Identification of the Hazards of Materials for Emergency Response, Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008
    + 46 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 10108, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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