For 10 points, name this chemical often used as a solvent with formula C2H5OH, which can be produced via the fermentation of hexose sugars and imbibed.
The compound lachesne, used in ophthalmology, crystallizes from a solution of acetone and this substance. The Dean-Stark apparatus is often used to remove it azeotropically from mixtures, and benzene is used to obtain this substance in its purest form, as the benzene allows water to be removed. A major by-product of the Fischer-Tropsch process, the Acetobacter genus of bacteria oxidizes it into acetic acid, and a namesake hydrogenase enzyme converts it into acetylaldehyde in the liver. For 10 points, name this chemical often used as a solvent with formula C2H5OH, which can be produced via the fermentation of hexose sugars and imbibed.
The compound lachesne, used in ophthalmology, crystallizes from a solution of acetone and this substance.
{ethanol} [accept {ethyl alcohol}, accept {grain alcohol}, accept {industrial alcohol}, accept {fermentation alcohol} before “fermentation,” accept {ethyl hydroxide}, accept {methylcarbinol}, prompt on just “alcohol”]