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Definition of Alcohol

1. Noun. A liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent. "Alcohol (or drink) ruined him"

2. Noun. Any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation.

Definition of Alcohol

1. n. An impalpable powder.

Definition of Alcohol

1. Noun. (organic chemistry countable) Any of a class of organic compounds (such as ethanol) containing a hydroxyl functional group (-OH). ¹

2. Noun. An intoxicating beverage made by the fermentation of sugar or sugar-containing material. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Alcohol

1. a flammable liquid [n -S]

Medical Definition of Alcohol

1. An organic chemical containing one or more hydroxyl groups. Alcohols can be liquids, semisolids or solids at room temperature. Common alcohols include ethanol (the type found in alcoholic beverages) methanol (found in methylated spirit and can cause blindness and other nervous system damage if ingested) and propanol. (06 May 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Alcohol

alchie alchies alchymies alchymist alchymists alchymy alcian blue alcid alcidine alcids

alclofenac alclometasone alco alco-holic alcogel alcohol (current term) alcohol-dependent alcohol-dependents alcohol-free alcohol-related disorders

alcohol-soluble eosin alcohol - NDMA oxidoreductase alcohol abuse alcohol acid alcohol addiction alcohol amnestic disorder alcohol amnestic syndrome alcohol dehydrogenase alcohol dehydrogenase (NADP+)

Literary usage of Alcohol

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"alcohol coagulates albumen, and, partly for this reason and partly because of ... The alkali metals attack absolute alcohol rapidly with the formation of ..."

2. A French-English Dictionary for Chemists by Austin McDowell Patterson (1921)
"de cœur, in the rectification of alcohol, the third portion to distill over, following the ... industriel, industrial alcohol, alcohol for use in the arts. ..."

3. Report (1913)
"AN EASY FORMULA FOR OBTAINING alcohol OF ANY STRENGTH. RICHARD DE ZEEUW. For those who may have worked out a somewhat similar scheme, ..."

4. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1872)
"Previous to the year 1860 it was the generally received opinion that the greater portion of any alcohol taken was oxidized in the system, and only a small ..."

5. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1895)
"After extraction with sodium chloride solution, alcohol of seventy-five to eighty per cent. takes up a considerable quantity of proteid. ..."

6. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"The study group reported that both alcohol and illicit drug use were ... No general association between alcohol and drug use and 'risky sex' was evident. ..."

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