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alcohol
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
.
