alcohol
11alcohol — (n.) 1540s (early 15c. as alcofol), fine powder produced by sublimation, from M.L. alcohol powdered ore of antimony, from Arabic al kuhul kohl, the fine metallic powder used to darken the eyelids, from kahala to stain, paint. The al is the Arabic …
12alcohol — ALCOHOL. s. m. Terme de Chimie emprunté de l Arabe. Poudre impalpable ou extrêmement divisée. On s en sert quelquefois pour désigner l esprit de vin parfaitement déflegmé, c est à dire, dégagé de sa partie aqueuse. C est ainsi qu on dit De l… …
13alcohol — ► NOUN 1) a colourless volatile liquid compound which is the intoxicating ingredient in drinks such as wine, beer, and spirits. 2) drink containing this. 3) Chemistry any organic compound containing a hydroxyl group OH: propyl alcohol. ORIGIN… …
14alcohol — / sterke drank sopi (tranga) alcohol / medicinaal dran …
15Alcŏhol — Alcŏhol, 1) bei trockenen Stoffen ein höchst seines Pulver; 2) (A. vini), höchst entwässerter Weingeist; s. Alkohol; A. acēti, s. Essigalkohol; A. alcalisātum, Alkohol, durch Destillation über Kali entwässert. Daher Alcoholĭca, alkoholhaltige… …
16Alcohol — Alcohol, Alkohol. A. absolutus, wasserfreier Alkohol; A. sulfuris; Schwefelkohlenstoff; A. vini, Alkohol …
17Alcohol[us] — vgl. Alkohol …
18alcohol — [n] intoxicating, flammable liquid alky*, booze*, canned heat*, cocktail, drink, ethanol, firewater*, hard stuff*, hootch*, intoxicant, liquor, methanol, moonshine*, palliative*, red eye*, rotgut*, sauce*, smoke*, spirits, tipple*, toddy*;… …
19Alcohol — This article is about the generic chemistry term. For the kind of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages, see Ethanol. For beverages containing alcohol, see Alcoholic beverage. For other uses, see Alcohol (disambiguation) …
20alcohol — /al keuh hawl , hol /, n. 1. Also called ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol, ethanol, fermentation alcohol. a colorless, limpid, volatile, flammable, water miscible liquid, C2H5OH, having an etherlike odor and pungent, burning taste, the intoxicating… …
