Main Entry: al·co·hol

Pronunciation: \ˈal-kə-ˌhȯl\

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Medieval Latin, powdered antimony, from Old Spanish, from Arabic al-kuḥul the powdered antimony, from kuḥl kohl

Date: 1672

1 a : ethanol especially 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 usually 95 percent ethanol
2 : any of a class of organic compounds that are analogous to ethanol and that are hydroxyl derivatives of hydrocarbons