alcohol /alˈkə-hol/

1. A liquid generated by the fermentation of sugar or other saccharine matter and forming the intoxicating element of fermented liquors
2. Any drink containing this
3. A general term for a class of hydrocarbon compounds analogous to common (or ethyl) alcohol, in which a hydroxyl group is substituted for an atom of hydrogen
4. A fine powder, esp a sublimate (obsolete)
5. Hence (obsolete) an essence, a distillate

alcoholˈic adjective

1. Of, like, containing or due to alcohol
2. Relating to alcoholism

Someone addicted to excessive drinking of alcohol

alˈcoholism noun

1. Alcoholic poisoning
2. The condition suffered by an alcoholic

alcoholīzāˈtion or alcoholīsāˈtion noun

alˈcoholīze or alˈcoholīse transitive verb

To convert into or saturate with alcohol

alcoholomˈeter noun

An instrument for measuring the proportion of alcohol in solutions

alcoholomˈetry noun

alˈcohol-free adjective

Containing little or no alcohol

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