Alcohol(n.) An impalpable powder.
Alcohol(n.) The fluid essence or pure spirit obtained by distillation.
Alcohol(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.
Alcohol(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.
Alcoholate(n.) A crystallizable compound of a salt with alcohol, in which the latter plays a part analogous to that of water of crystallization.
Alcoholic(a.) Of or pertaining to alcohol, or partaking of its qualities; derived from, or caused by, alcohol; containing alcohol; as, alcoholic mixtures; alcoholic gastritis; alcoholic odor.
Alcoholic(n.) A person given to the use of alcoholic liquors.
Alcoholic(n.) Alcoholic liquors.
Alcoholism(n.) A diseased condition of the system, brought about by the continued use of alcoholic liquors.
Alcoholization(n.) The act of reducing a substance to a fine or impalpable powder.
Alcoholization(n.) The act rectifying spirit.
Alcoholization(n.) Saturation with alcohol; putting the animal system under the influence of alcoholic liquor.
Alcoholize(v. t.) To reduce to a fine powder.
Alcoholize(v. t.) To convert into alcohol; to rectify; also, to saturate with alcohol.
Alcoholized(imp. & p. p.) of Alcoholize
Alcoholizing(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Alcoholize
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