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alcohol

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Main Entry:
al·co·hol 
          Listen to the pronunciation of alcohol
Pronunciation:
\ˈal-kə-ˌhl\
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 ethanol2: any of a class of organic compounds that are analogous to ethanol and that are hydroxyl derivatives of hydrocarbons


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