Alcohol
['ælkəhɒl] or ['ælkəhɔl]
Definition
(noun.) a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent; 'alcohol (or drink) ruined him'.
(noun.) any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation.
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Definition
(n.) An impalpable powder.
(n.) The fluid essence or pure spirit obtained by distillation.
(n.) Pure spirit of wine; pure or highly rectified spirit (called also ethyl alcohol); the spirituous or intoxicating element of fermented or distilled liquors, or more loosely a liquid containing it in considerable quantity. It is extracted by simple distillation from various vegetable juices and infusions of a saccharine nature, which have undergone vinous fermentation.
(n.) A class of compounds analogous to vinic alcohol in constitution. Chemically speaking, they are hydroxides of certain organic radicals; as, the radical ethyl forms common or ethyl alcohol (C2H5.OH); methyl forms methyl alcohol (CH3.OH) or wood spirit; amyl forms amyl alcohol (C5H11.OH) or fusel oil, etc.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Spirits of wine, pure spirit, highly rectified spirit.
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Definition
n. pure spirit a liquid generated by the fermentation of sugar and other saccharine matter and forming the intoxicating element of fermented liquors.—adj. Alcohol′ic of or like alcohol.—n. Alcoholisā′tion.—v.t. Al′coholise to convert into alcohol or saturate with it: to rectify.—n. Al′coholism a term employed to denote the symptoms of disease produced by alcoholic poisoning.—Absolute alcohol alcohol entirely free from water.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
A liquid good for preserving almost everything except secrets.
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Examples
- Coloring matter, dissolved in alcohol, may be put in and made of any shade you like. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- The tiny yeast plants multiply and continue to make alcohol and gas, and in consequence, the dough becomes lighter and lighter. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- One part by weight in 3 parts of absolute alcohol. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- I never drink alcohol. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- But to avoid taxation it must be rendered unfit for drinking by the addition of such unpalatable substances as wood alcohol, pyridin, benzola, sulphuric ether or animal oil. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The father of one of his students was engaged in the manufacture of alcohol from beetroot sugar, and Pasteur came to be consulted when difficulties arose in the manufacturing process. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Dissolve the aniline in the alcohol and add the other ingredients. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Previously wines had been preserved by the addition of alcohol, which made them both dearer and more detrimental to health. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- They discovered many new substances, such as alcohol,[334] potash, nitrate of silver, corrosive sublimate, and nitric and sulphuric acid. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Dissolve the amalgam in the acid and then add the alcohol. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- While the record is being traced the waxed disc is kept flooded with alcohol from a glass jar, seen in the cut, to soften the film and prevent the clogging of the stylus. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Cut the peels of two lemons into fine pieces and add to the alcohol and oil of lemon. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- All agreed that it was the yeast plant that fermented or broke up the sugar element, and produced the alcohol. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- He insisted on the risk of not ceasing; and repeated his order that no alcohol should be given. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Under a law passed by the United States Congress in 1907, on alcohol intended for use as fuel or for illuminating purposes, or other mechanical employment, the internal tax need not be paid. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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