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1. (n.) alcohol
a colorless, volatile, flammable liquid, C
2. alcohol
an intoxicating liquor containing this liquid.
3. alcohol
any of a class of chemical compounds having the general formula ROH, where R represents an alkyl group and –OH a hydroxyl group.
Etymology: (1535–45; < NL < ML < Ar al-ku&hdotbelow;l the powdered antimony, the distillate)
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| Definition of 'alcohol' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) alcohol, alcoholic drink, alcoholic beverage, intoxicant, inebriant
a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
"alcohol (or drink) ruined him"
2. (noun) alcohol
any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation
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1. (noun) alcohol
drinks such as wine, beer, and liquor
teenagers drinking alcohol
2. alcohol
a substance in beer, wine, etc. that makes you drunk
a low alcohol beer
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| Definition of 'alcohol' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) alcohol
an impalpable powder
2. (noun) alcohol
the fluid essence or pure spirit obtained by distillation
3. (noun) alcohol
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. (noun) alcohol
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
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. alcohol
pure or highly rectified spirit obtained from fermented saccharine solutions by distillation, and the intoxicating principle of all spirituous liquors.
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Sense: liquid made by the fermentation or distillation of sugar, present in intoxicating drinks, used also as a fuel, and in thermometers
I never drink alcohol; – I drink orange juice.
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 Afrikaans: alkohol |
 Arabic: كُحُول |
 Bulgarian: алкохол |
 Brazilian: álcool |
 Czech: alkohol |
 German: der Alkohol |
 Danish: alkohol |
 Greek: αλκοόλ |
 Spanish: alcohol |
 Estonian: alkohol |
 Farsi: الکل؛ مشروب الکلی |
 Finnish: alkoholi |
 French: alcool |
 Hebrew: אַלְכּוֹהוֹל |
 Hindi: मद्यसार, ऐलकोहल |
 Croatian: alkohol |
 Hungarian: alkohol |
 Indonesian: alkohol |
 Icelandic: alkóhól, vínandi |
 Italian: alcol, alcool |
 Japanese: アルコール |
 Korean: 알코올 |
 Lithuanian: alkoholis |
 Latvian: alkohols; spirts |
 Malay: arak |
 Dutch: alcohol |
 Norwegian: alkohol |
 Polish: alkohol |
 Persian: الکل؛ مشروب الکلی |
 Pashto: الکول، الکولی څښاک |
 Portuguese: álcool |
 Romanian: alcool |
 Russian: алкоголь |
 Slovak: alkohol |
 Slovenian: alkohol |
 Serbian: alkohol |
 Swedish: alkohol |
 Thai: เครื่องดื่มที่มีแอลกอฮอล์ |
 Turkish: alkol |
 Taiwanese: 酒(精) |
 Ukrainian: алкоголь, спирт |
 Urdu: شراب |
 Vietnamese: rượu cồn |
 Chinese: 酒（精） |
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