of, relating to, or of the nature of alcohol: The fermented milk has a mildly alcoholic flavor.
containing or using alcohol: The bar serves beer, wine, and other alcoholic beverages.
caused by alcohol: alcoholic fermentation.
of or like a person with alcoholism or alcohol use disorder: She hadn’t seen or spoken to her alcoholic aunt in over a decade.
preserved in alcohol: Tissue shrinking in alcoholic specimens did not affect nuclear composition.
noun
Sometimes Offensive. a person with alcoholism or alcohol use disorder; a person addicted to intoxicating drinks: He’s a self-described alcoholic.Prescription medications are available to help alcoholics get sober and stay that way.
Carla Gonçalves, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Lisbon, works with a lineage of yeast that has lost the enzymes for alcoholic fermentation.
By Losing Genes, Life Often Evolved More Complexity|Viviane Callier|September 1, 2020|Quanta Magazine
A complete shutdown of bars and nightclubs is cataclysmic for makers of alcoholic beverages.
5 businesses that pivoted to new business models creatively during the pandemic|Geoffrey Colvin|August 31, 2020|Fortune
This year, the event has expanded to include a to-go program with a variety of family-style offerings as well as alcoholic options available over the two weeks.
Calendar: Aug. 21-27|Kaela Roeder|August 21, 2020|Washington Blade
Gaga plays Ally Maine, the latest incarnation of the rising star who falls in love with an alcoholic performer.
FROM THE VAULTS: Best Actress edition|Brian T. Carney|August 20, 2020|Washington Blade
This year, the event has expanded to include a to-go program with a variety of family-style offerings as well as alcoholic beverage options available over the two weeks.
Calendar: Aug. 14-20|Kaela Roeder|August 12, 2020|Washington Blade
“No one set out to be an alcoholic,” Gil told writer Patrick Sisson.
‘The Prince of Chocolate City’: When Gil Scott-Heron Became A Music Icon|Marcus Baram|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
By the time Prohibition was on the menu, we were very much an “alcoholic Republic.”
The Booze That Saved America|Kevin Bleyer|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Fireball Cinnamon Whiskey is manufactured by Sazerac, an alcoholic beverage company based in Metairie, La.
Europeans Recall Fireball Whiskey Over a Sweetener Also Used in Antifreeze|Tim Mak|October 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I did think you had to end up on skid row if you were an alcoholic.
Elmore Leonard’s Rocky Road to Fame and Fortune|Mike Lupica|September 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In St. Vincent, the actor plays a foulmouthed, alcoholic chain smoker with no regard for anyone but himself.
Meet Vincent McKenna, Your New Favorite Bill Murray Character|Alex Suskind|September 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For he judged them to be phantoms (alcoholic in their origin), his scruples of last night.
The Divine Fire|May Sinclair
Full—stoked with alcoholic fuel and cargoed with food, the only question remaining to disturb him was that of shelter and bed.
Heart of the West|O. Henry
Steep in a solution of common salt and alum, and after being made into paper coat with an alcoholic solution of shellac.
Paper and Printing Recipes|J. Sawtelle Ford
Except typhus fever, there is no disease in which a due administration of alcoholic stimulants may become more important.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various
Freise has made use of an alcoholic extract of turnips, and Freudenberg of a similar extract of carrots.
Scurvy Past and Present|Alfred Fabian Hess
British Dictionary definitions for alcoholic
alcoholic
/ (ˌælkəˈhɒlɪk) /
noun
a person affected by alcoholism
adjective
of, relating to, containing, or resulting from alcohol
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