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alcohol
noun
-
alcohol
A
strong
,
clear
liquid
(
ethanol
)
that
can
make
people
drunk
and
is
found
in
drinks
such
as
beer
,
wine
,
and
spirits
.
•
The
restaurant
does
not
serve
alcohol
to
anyone
under
18
.
The
restaurant
does
not
serve
alcohol
to
anyone
under
18
.
•
After
quitting
alcohol
,
she
felt
healthier
and
more
energetic
.
After
quitting
alcohol
,
she
felt
healthier
and
more
energetic
.
Borrowed
into
Middle
English
from
Medieval
Latin
alcohol
,
originally
from
Arabic
al-kuḥl
(“
the
kohl
,
the
finely
powdered
antimony
”).
Over
time
the
word
came
to
mean
any
purified
substance
,
and
later
the
spirit
distilled
from
wine
.
noun
(
Chemistry
)
Any
organic
compound
whose
molecule
includes
a
hydroxyl
(
−OH
)
group
attached
to
a
carbon
atom
,
such
as
methanol
or
ethanol
.
•
Methanol
is
the
simplest
alcohol
used
in
laboratories
.
Methanol
is
the
simplest
alcohol
used
in
laboratories
.
•
The
student
listed
several
alcohols
,
including
propanol
and
butanol
,
in
her
report
.
The
student
listed
several
alcohols
,
including
propanol
and
butanol
,
in
her
report
.
Sense
extended
in
the
18th–19th
centuries
when
chemists
applied
the
word
to
a
whole
class
of
compounds
that
could
be
distilled
and
purified
like
ethanol
.
