alcohol meaning

Noun: alcohol  'alku`hól

1. A liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
   "alcohol ruined him"
   - alcoholic drink, alcoholic beverage, intoxicant, inebriant 
2. Any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation

Derived forms: alcohols

See also: alcoholic, alcoholize

Type of: beverage, drink, drinkable, drug of abuse, liquid, potable, street drug

Encyclopedia: Alcohol Alcohol, effects

[Medicine]
n
1
a : ethanol esp. when considered as the intoxicating agent in fermented and distilled liquors
b : drink (as whiskey or beer) containing ethanol
c : a mixture of ethanol and water that is usu. 95 percent ethanol
2 : any of various compounds that are analogous to ethanol in constitution and that are hydroxyl derivatives of hydrocarbons

• absolute alcohol:    Noun: absolute alc ...
• alcohol abuse:    Noun: alcohol abus ...
• alcohol addiction:    Noun: alcohol addi ...

Examples

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1. alcohol is a solvent of resinous substances.
2. alcohol weakens a person 's inhibitions.
3. thermometers are filled with pentane or alcohol.
4. i do not drink alcohol in any shape or form.
5. camphor dissolves in alcohol, but not in water.