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alcohol
[ al-kuh-hawl, -hol ]
noun
- Also called ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol, ethanol,. a colorless, limpid, volatile, flammable, water-miscible liquid, C 2 H 5 OH, having an etherlike odor and pungent, burning taste, the intoxicating principle of fermented liquors, produced by yeast fermentation of certain carbohydrates, as grains, molasses, starch, or sugar, or obtained synthetically by hydration of ethylene or as a by-product of certain hydrocarbon syntheses: used chiefly as a solvent in the extraction of specific substances, in beverages, medicines, organic synthesis, lotions, tonics, colognes, rubbing compounds, as an automobile radiator antifreeze, and as a rocket fuel. Compare denatured alcohol, methyl alcohol.
- whiskey, gin, vodka, or any other intoxicating liquor containing this liquid.
- Chemistry. any of a class of chemical compounds having the general formula ROH, where R represents an alkyl group and 鈥揙H a hydroxyl group, as in methyl alcohol, CH 3 OH, or ethyl alcohol, C 2 H 5 OH.
alcohol
/ 藞忙濒办蓹藢丑蓲濒 /
noun
- Also calledethanolethyl alcohol a colourless flammable liquid, the active principle of intoxicating drinks, produced by the fermentation of sugars, esp glucose, and used as a solvent and in the manufacture of organic chemicals. Formula: C 2 H 5 OH
- a drink or drinks containing this substance
alcohol
- Any of a large number of colorless, flammable organic compounds that contain the hydroxyl group (OH) and that form esters with acids. Alcohols are used as solvents and for manufacturing dyes, perfumes, and pharmaceuticals. Simple alcohols, such as methanol and ethanol, are water-soluble liquids, while more complex ones, like cetyl alcohol, are waxy solids. Names of alcohols usually end in 鈥搊濒.
- Ethanol.
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of alcohol1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of alcohol1
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Drugs and alcohol were not suspected to be a factor in the crash, a source with knowledge of the crash investigation not authorized to discuss it publicly told The Times.
Medical specialists say drinking as little as 25ml of methanol can be fatal, but it is sometimes added to drinks because it is cheaper than alcohol.
Highlights include The Curse, a stadium-sized ballad about using alcohol as an emotional crutch; and closing track The Deep Blue Okay, where she eventually finds a modicum of inner peace.
Those moments include The Curse, a rousing ballad about using alcohol to dull her anxiety, which is possibly the best song Self Esteem's ever written.
He died in 2012, at age 54, from an accidental overdose of alcohol and Valium.
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