I-Ethanol, eyaziwa nangokuthi i-ethanol, iyinhlanganisela yemvelo esetshenziswa kabanzi ezimbonini ezahlukahlukene.Lolu ketshezi olungenambala olubonakalayo oluguquguqukayo lunobuthi obuphansi, futhi umkhiqizo ohlanzekile awukwazi ukudliwa ngokuqondile.Kodwa-ke, isixazululo saso esinamanzi sinephunga eliyingqayizivele lewayini, elinephunga elimnandi kanye nokunambitheka okumnandi kancane.I-Ethanol ivutha kakhulu futhi yenza izingxube eziqhuma lapho ithintana nomoya.Inokuncibilika okuhle kakhulu, ingaxubana namanzi kunoma iyiphi ingxenye, futhi ingaxubana nochungechunge lwezinyibilikisi eziphilayo njenge-chloroform, i-ether, i-methanol, i-acetone, njll.