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alcohol
[ al-kuh-hawl, -hol ]
noun
- Also called ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol, ethanol,. a colorless, limpid, volatile, flammable, water-miscible liquid, C 2 H 5 OH, having an etherlike odor and pungent, burning taste, the intoxicating principle of fermented liquors, produced by yeast fermentation of certain carbohydrates, as grains, molasses, starch, or sugar, or obtained synthetically by hydration of ethylene or as a by-product of certain hydrocarbon syntheses: used chiefly as a solvent in the extraction of specific substances, in beverages, medicines, organic synthesis, lotions, tonics, colognes, rubbing compounds, as an automobile radiator antifreeze, and as a rocket fuel. Compare denatured alcohol, methyl alcohol.
- whiskey, gin, vodka, or any other intoxicating liquor containing this liquid.
- Chemistry. any of a class of chemical compounds having the general formula ROH, where R represents an alkyl group and –OH a hydroxyl group, as in methyl alcohol, CH 3 OH, or ethyl alcohol, C 2 H 5 OH.
alcohol
/ ˈælkəˌhɒl /
noun
- Also calledethanolethyl alcohol a colourless flammable liquid, the active principle of intoxicating drinks, produced by the fermentation of sugars, esp glucose, and used as a solvent and in the manufacture of organic chemicals. Formula: C 2 H 5 OH
- a drink or drinks containing this substance
alcohol
/ ăl′kə-hôl′ /
- Any of a large number of colorless, flammable organic compounds that contain the hydroxyl group (OH) and that form esters with acids. Alcohols are used as solvents and for manufacturing dyes, perfumes, and pharmaceuticals. Simple alcohols, such as methanol and ethanol, are water-soluble liquids, while more complex ones, like cetyl alcohol, are waxy solids. Names of alcohols usually end in –ol.
- Ethanol.
Word History and Origins
Origin of alcohol1
Word History and Origins
Origin of alcohol1
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Example Sentences
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He noted that California reported a spike in reports of alcohol delivery to minors in April.
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Alcohol and sugar, even in moderate amounts, are not only sinful but poisonous.
Nobody ever says they want to become a cop so they can bust people for urinating in public or drinking alcohol on their stoop.
Their logic: the sea-creature would come alive and drink up any remaining alcohol.
You spice it with blues and skiffle music, and pickle it in alcohol and tobacco smoke.
They want to change bad behaviors—tobacco, alcohol, using a seat belt, anything.
The metal is then removed, and washed successively with very dilute sodium hydroxid solution, alcohol, and ether.
Those stains which are dissolved in methyl-alcohol combine fixation with the staining process.
It is a white crystalline fusible solid, insoluble in water, but soluble in alcohol and in solutions of the alkalies.
When this is boiled with alcohol, the glutin above referred to is extracted, and vegetable fibrine is left.
A few minutes later he reappeared with the glass, followed almost directly by the chauffeur with the alcohol and lime water.
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