Definition of Alcohol in English :

Define Alcohol in English

Alcohol meaning in English

Meaning of Alcohol in English

Pronunciation of Alcohol in English

Alcohol pronunciation in English

Pronounce Alcohol in English

Alcohol

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Noun

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

a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent

Example Sentences:
'alcohol (or drink) ruined him'

2. alcohol

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Alcohol

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noun
1. 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: C2H5OH
2. 
a drink or drinks containing this substance
3. chemistry
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 group
Compare phenol (sense 2), See also diol, triol

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Alcohol

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noun
1. 
a colorless, volatile, pungent liquid, C2H5OH: it can be burned as fuel (10-15% of gasohol), is used in industry and medicine, and is the intoxicating element of whiskey, wine, beer, and other fermented or distilled liquors: classed as a depressant drug
: also called ethyl alcohol
2. 
any intoxicating liquor with this liquid in it
3. 
the drinking of such liquors
alcohol was his downfall
4. 
a class of organic compounds, including ethyl or methyl (wood) alcohol, that contain one or more hydroxyl groups (OH) and form esters in reactions with acids

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Alcohol

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n.
1. Any of a series of hydroxyl compounds, the simplest of which are derived from saturated hydrocarbons, have the general formula CnH2n+1OH, and include ethanol and methanol.
2. A colorless volatile flammable liquid, C2H5OH, synthesized or obtained by fermentation of sugars and starches and widely used, either pure or denatured, as a solvent and in drugs, cleaning solutions, explosives, and intoxicating beverages. Also called ethanol, ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol.
3. Intoxicating beverages containing ethanol considered as a group: the national consumption of alcohol.

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