Definitions for Alcohol
ˈæl kəˌhɔl, -ˌhɒlal·co·hol

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. alcohol, alcoholic drink, alcoholic beverage, intoxicant, inebriantnoun

   a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent

   "alcohol (or drink) ruined him"

2. alcoholnoun

   any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. alcoholnoun

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

2. alcoholnoun

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

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ALCOHOLnoun

   An Arabick term used by chymists for a high rectified dephlegmated spirit of wine, or for any thing reduced into an impalpable powder. John Quincy

   If the same salt shall be reduced into alcohol, as the chymists speak, or an impalpable powder, the particles and intercepted spaces will be extremely lessened. Boyle.

   Sal volatile oleosum will coagulate the serum on account of the alcahol, or rectified spirit which it contains. Arbuthnot.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Alcohol

   Alcohol is a song by the Alternative rock group Barenaked Ladies released as the last single and sixth track on their 1998 album Stunt. Although it did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100 or the UK Singles Chart, it received some airplay on the US Modern Rock Tracks charts, peaking at No. 33 on the chart. The song looks at alcohol abuse. The song was featured in the 2012 film Flight.

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1. alcohol

   Alcohol is an organic compound characterized by the presence of one or more hydroxyl (-OH) functional groups attached to a carbon atom. The most common form of alcohol is ethanol, which is used in beverages, medicines, and as a fuel. In common parlance, alcohol refers to any beverage that contains ethanol and has psychoactive effects on the body, causing a temporary alteration of mood, perception, behavior, and cognitive functions.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Alcoholnoun

   an impalpable powder

2. Alcoholnoun

   the fluid essence or pure spirit obtained by distillation

3. Alcoholnoun

   pure spirit of wine; pure or highly rectified spirit (called also ethyl alcohol); the spirituous or intoxicating element of fermented or distilled liquors, or more loosely a liquid containing it in considerable quantity. It is extracted by simple distillation from various vegetable juices and infusions of a saccharine nature, which have undergone vinous fermentation

4. Alcoholnoun

   a class of compounds analogous to vinic alcohol in constitution. Chemically speaking, they are hydroxides of certain organic radicals; as, the radical ethyl forms common or ethyl alcohol (C2H5.OH); methyl forms methyl alcohol (CH3.OH) or wood spirit; amyl forms amyl alcohol (C5H11.OH) or fusel oil, etc

5. Etymology: [Cf. F. alcool, formerly written alcohol, Sp. alcohol alcohol, antimony, galena, OSp. alcofol; all fr. Ar. al-kohl a powder of antimony or galena, to paint the eyebrows with. The name was afterwards applied, on account of the fineness of this powder, to highly rectified spirits, a signification unknown in Arabia. The Sp. word has both meanings. Cf. Alquifou.]

WikidataRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. Alcohol

   In chemistry, an alcohol is an organic compound in which the hydroxyl functional group is bound to a carbon atom. In particular, this carbon center should be saturated, having single bonds to three other atoms. An important class of alcohols are the simple acyclic alcohols, the general formula for which is CnH2n+1OH. Of those, ethanol is the type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages, and in common speech the word alcohol refers specifically to ethanol. Other alcohols are usually described with a clarifying adjective, as in isopropyl alcohol or wood alcohol. The suffix -ol appears in the IUPAC chemical name of all substances where the hydroxyl group is the functional group with the highest priority; in substances where a higher priority group is present the prefix hydroxy- will appear in the IUPAC name. The suffix -ol in non-systematic names also typically indicates that the substance includes a hydroxyl functional group and, so, can be termed an alcohol. But many substances, particularly sugars contain hydroxyl functional groups without using the suffix.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Alcohol

   al′kō-hol, n. pure spirit, a liquid generated by the fermentation of sugar and other saccharine matter, and forming the intoxicating element of fermented liquors.—adj. Alcohol′ic, of or like alcohol.—n. Alcoholisā′tion.—v.t. Al′coholise, to convert into alcohol, or saturate with it: to rectify.—n. Al′coholism, a term employed to denote the symptoms of disease produced by alcoholic poisoning.—Absolute alcohol, alcohol entirely free from water. [Ar. al-koh'l—al, the, koh'l, fine powder of antimony used in the East to stain the eyelids.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Alcohol

   pure or highly rectified spirit obtained from fermented saccharine solutions by distillation, and the intoxicating principle of all spirituous liquors.

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon WurdzRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. ALCOHOL

   A liquid good for preserving almost everything except secrets.

Matched Categories

1. • Liquid

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Alcohol' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3275

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Alcohol' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3650

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Alcohol' in Nouns Frequency: #1366

How to pronounce Alcohol?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say Alcohol in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Alcohol in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Alcohol in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Alcohol in a Sentence

1. Michael Roerecke:

   Most people underestimate their atypical consumption. They also underestimate the risk for harm associated with their drinking. Many people unknowingly seem to accept much higher risks from alcohol consumption compared to other risks.

2. Finley Peter Dunne:

   Alcohol is necessary for a man so that he can have a good opinion of himself, undisturbed be the facts.

3. Nora Volkow:

   For many people, drug and alcohol problems begin as self-medication for other mental health symptoms. Half of people with a substance use disorder have another mental illness at some point, and vice-versa, fragmented and hard-to-access mental health care means that these conditions and addiction often go untreated.

4. President Barack Obama:

   One of the most frustrating things that I hear is when people say -- who are opposed to any further laws -- 'Why don't you just enforce the laws that are on the books?' and those very same members of Congress then cut (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives) budgets to make it impossible to enforce the law.

5. Robert Leahy:

   Even when there's not a pandemic we, as a species, tend to make decisions that negatively affect our public health based on our immediate need, whether it's smoking, alcohol abuse, drug abuse, overeating, overspending... we are wired to look for immediate gratification. Remember, we were once scavengers. That's why this is very hard.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Alcohol
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Alcohol
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Alcohol
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Alcohol
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Alcohol
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Alcohol
9. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Alcohol
10. ^ The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1989/pg1989-images.html#:~:text=Alcohol