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blood alcohol

noun

variants or blood-alcohol
: the amount of alcohol in the blood
… if a machine measures their blood alcohol at 0.10 or above they are drunk "per se," and in most states they can immediately lose their drivers' licenses.Matthew L. Wald, The New York Times
often used before another noun
blood alcohol concentration

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“Blood alcohol.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/blood%20alcohol. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

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