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alcohol

Syllabification: (al·co·hol)

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Definition of alcohol

noun

a colorless volatile flammable liquid that is the intoxicating constituent of wine, beer, spirits, and other drinks, and is also used as an industrial solvent and as fuel.
- Alternative names: ethanol, ethyl alcohol; chemical formula: C₂H₅OH
drink containing this:he has not taken alcohol in twenty-five years
Chemistry any organic compound whose molecule contains one or more hydroxyl groups attached to a carbon atom.

Origin:

mid 16th century: French (earlier form of alcool), or from medieval Latin, from Arabic al-kuḥl 'the kohl'. In early use the term denoted powders, specifically kohl, and especially those obtained by sublimation; later 'a distilled or rectified spirit' (mid 17th century)

Spell alcohol with alco- at the beginning.drink a large cold orange juice, not alcohol.

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