Biology GCSE
ethanol
What ethanol means in Biology GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of ethanol
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Reference: OCR
A highly flammable liquid used to dissolve and extract chlorophyll from the leaf so that subsequent colour changes are clearly visible.
Topics that use ethanol
- Photosynthesis (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- axis scaling
- Biomass
- bubble counting
- Bunsen burner
- carbon dioxide concentration
- chlorophyll
- chloroplasts
- commercial applications
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