alcohol

[ al-kuh-hawl, -hol ]

/ ˈæl kəˌhɔl, -ˌhɒl /

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noun

Also called ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol, ethanol, fermentation alcohol. a colorless, limpid, volatile, flammable, water-miscible liquid, C2H5OH, 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, CH3OH, or ethyl alcohol, C2H5OH.

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Origin of alcohol

1535–45; <New Latin <Medieval Latin <Arabic al-kuḥl the powdered antimony, the distillate

Words nearby alcohol

Alcmanic verse, Alcmene, alco-, Alcock, Alcock's canal, alcohol, alcoholate, alcohol dehydrogenase, alcohol dependence, alcohol-free, alcoholic

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Example sentences from the Web for alcohol

In Davidson County, bars that derive a majority of their revenue from alcohol sales also closed, and will not reopen for at at least two weeks.
Where Restaurants and Bars Are Closing Again Across the U.S.|Elazar Sontag|August 27, 2020|Eater
It’s dangerous to add scents with food flavors to hand sanitizers which children could think smells like food, eat and get alcohol poisoning.
FDA: Please, don’t drink hand sanitizer—even if it’s sold in… a beer can?|Beth Mole|August 27, 2020|Ars Technica
He noted that California reported a spike in reports of alcohol delivery to minors in April.
Number of states allowing to-go cocktails has surged from 2 to 33 during coronavirus|Lee Clifford|August 24, 2020|Fortune
The Culture Trip reoriented its advertising strategy around streaming services, alcohol and groceries, vp of global sales Kate Glover said.
”Pivot” has been the word’: How travel publishers are navigating the coronavirus pandemic|Max Willens|August 20, 2020|Digiday

In 2018, US venture capital investment in cannabis companies topped $900 million, and the combined value of roughly 200 merger and acquisition deals was more than $15 billion—more than a third of which came from tobacco and alcohol companies.
The cannabis cowboys are going corporate|Jenni Avins|August 2, 2020|Quartz
Alcohol and sugar, even in moderate amounts, are not only sinful but poisonous.
How Taryn Toomey’s ‘The Class’ Became New York’s Latest Fitness Craze|Lizzie Crocker|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
You spice it with blues and skiffle music, and pickle it in alcohol and tobacco smoke.
The Greatest Rock Voice of All Time Belonged to Joe Cocker|Ted Gioia|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They want to change bad behaviors—tobacco, alcohol, using a seat belt, anything.
Can the U.S. Government Go Moneyball?|Peter Orszag, Jim Nussle|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But after a troubled history with alcohol, some tribes are wary.
Tribes to U.S. Government: Take Your Weed and Shove It|Abby Haglage|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He said officers no longer arrest people for merely having an open beer bottle but instead ask them to leave the alcohol behind.
The Corrupt Cops of Rebel-Held East Ukraine|Kristina Jovanovski|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is as false a stimulant as opium or alcohol, and leaves a corresponding mark.
The Translation of a Savage, Complete|Gilbert Parker
Keep a kettle of water boiling over an alcohol flame, and use it to dilute the tea as needed.
The Century Cook Book|Mary Ronald
Wash with alcohol until no more colour is discharged and the alcohol runs away clear and colourless.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre
If you eat wine-jelly, or wine-sauce, you may learn to like the taste of alcohol and thus easily begin to drink some weak liquor.
Child's Health Primer For Primary Classes|Jane Andrews
Alcohol boils at a lower temperature than water; gasoline boils at a lower temperature than kerosene.
Common Science|Carleton W. Washburne

British Dictionary definitions for alcohol

alcohol

/ (ˈælkəˌhɒl) /

noun

Also called: ethanol, ethyl 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

chem any one of a class of organic compounds that contain one or more hydroxyl groups bound to carbon atoms. The simplest alcohols have the formula ROH, where R is an alkyl groupCompare phenol (def. 2) See also diol, triol

Word Origin for alcohol

C16: via New Latin from Medieval Latin, from Arabic al-kuhl powdered antimony; see kohl

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for alcohol

alcohol

[ ăl′kə-hôl′ ]

n.

Any of a series of hydroxyl compounds derived from saturated hydrocarbons, including ethanol and methanol.

A colorless, volatile, flammable liquid synthesized or obtained by fermentation of sugars and starches and widely used, either pure or denatured, as a solvent and in drugs.ethanol ethyl alcohol

Intoxicating liquor containing alcohol.

Scientific definitions for alcohol

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.

单词	alcohol
释义	alcohol [ al-kuh-hawl, -hol ] / ˈæl kəˌhɔl, -ˌhɒl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR alcohol ON THESAURUS.COM noun Also called ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol, ethanol, fermentation alcohol. a colorless, limpid, volatile, flammable, water-miscible liquid, C2H5OH, 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, CH3OH, or ethyl alcohol, C2H5OH. VIDEO FOR ALCOHOL WATCH NOW: These Words Are Guaranteed To Ruin An Apology For all those apology-givers out there, listen up! These words will cancel out any apology you're trying to give. MORE VIDEOS FROM DICTIONARY.COM Origin of alcohol 1535–45; <New Latin <Medieval Latin <Arabic al-kuḥl the powdered antimony, the distillate Words nearby alcohol Alcmanic verse, Alcmene, alco-, Alcock, Alcock's canal, alcohol, alcoholate, alcohol dehydrogenase, alcohol dependence, alcohol-free, alcoholic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for alcohol In Davidson County, bars that derive a majority of their revenue from alcohol sales also closed, and will not reopen for at at least two weeks. Where Restaurants and Bars Are Closing Again Across the U.S.\|Elazar Sontag\|August 27, 2020\|Eater It’s dangerous to add scents with food flavors to hand sanitizers which children could think smells like food, eat and get alcohol poisoning. FDA: Please, don’t drink hand sanitizer—even if it’s sold in… a beer can?\|Beth Mole\|August 27, 2020\|Ars Technica He noted that California reported a spike in reports of alcohol delivery to minors in April. Number of states allowing to-go cocktails has surged from 2 to 33 during coronavirus\|Lee Clifford\|August 24, 2020\|Fortune The Culture Trip reoriented its advertising strategy around streaming services, alcohol and groceries, vp of global sales Kate Glover said. ”Pivot” has been the word’: How travel publishers are navigating the coronavirus pandemic\|Max Willens\|August 20, 2020\|Digiday In 2018, US venture capital investment in cannabis companies topped $900 million, and the combined value of roughly 200 merger and acquisition deals was more than $15 billion—more than a third of which came from tobacco and alcohol companies. The cannabis cowboys are going corporate\|Jenni Avins\|August 2, 2020\|Quartz Alcohol and sugar, even in moderate amounts, are not only sinful but poisonous. How Taryn Toomey’s ‘The Class’ Became New York’s Latest Fitness Craze\|Lizzie Crocker\|January 9, 2015\|DAILY BEAST You spice it with blues and skiffle music, and pickle it in alcohol and tobacco smoke. The Greatest Rock Voice of All Time Belonged to Joe Cocker\|Ted Gioia\|December 23, 2014\|DAILY BEAST They want to change bad behaviors—tobacco, alcohol, using a seat belt, anything. Can the U.S. Government Go Moneyball?\|Peter Orszag, Jim Nussle\|December 23, 2014\|DAILY BEAST But after a troubled history with alcohol, some tribes are wary. Tribes to U.S. Government: Take Your Weed and Shove It\|Abby Haglage\|December 13, 2014\|DAILY BEAST He said officers no longer arrest people for merely having an open beer bottle but instead ask them to leave the alcohol behind. The Corrupt Cops of Rebel-Held East Ukraine\|Kristina Jovanovski\|December 11, 2014\|DAILY BEAST It is as false a stimulant as opium or alcohol, and leaves a corresponding mark. The Translation of a Savage, Complete\|Gilbert Parker Keep a kettle of water boiling over an alcohol flame, and use it to dilute the tea as needed. The Century Cook Book\|Mary Ronald Wash with alcohol until no more colour is discharged and the alcohol runs away clear and colourless. The Elements of Bacteriological Technique\|John William Henry Eyre If you eat wine-jelly, or wine-sauce, you may learn to like the taste of alcohol and thus easily begin to drink some weak liquor. Child's Health Primer For Primary Classes\|Jane Andrews Alcohol boils at a lower temperature than water; gasoline boils at a lower temperature than kerosene. Common Science\|Carleton W. Washburne British Dictionary definitions for alcohol alcohol / (ˈælkəˌhɒl) / noun Also called: ethanol, ethyl 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 chem any one of a class of organic compounds that contain one or more hydroxyl groups bound to carbon atoms. The simplest alcohols have the formula ROH, where R is an alkyl groupCompare phenol (def. 2) See also diol, triol Word Origin for alcohol C16: via New Latin from Medieval Latin, from Arabic al-kuhl powdered antimony; see kohl Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to alcohol smoke, liquor, drink, booze, methanol, ethanol, intoxicant, spirits, cocktail, moonshine, tipple, sauce, firewater, toddy, alky, rotgut, hootch, palliative, canned heat, hard stuff Medical definitions for alcohol alcohol [ ăl′kə-hôl′ ] n. Any of a series of hydroxyl compounds derived from saturated hydrocarbons, including ethanol and methanol. A colorless, volatile, flammable liquid synthesized or obtained by fermentation of sugars and starches and widely used, either pure or denatured, as a solvent and in drugs.ethanol ethyl alcohol Intoxicating liquor containing alcohol. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for alcohol 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. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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alcohol

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