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Alcohol - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Alcohol : (noun)
1: a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent;
"alcohol (or drink) ruined him" [syn: alcoholic
beverage, intoxicant, inebriant]
2: any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made
from hydrocarbons by distillation
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Alcohol : \Al"co*hol\ ([a^]l"k[-o]*h[o^]l), n. [Cf. F. alcool,
formerly written alcohol, Sp. alcohol alcohol, antimony,
galena, OSp. alcofol; all fr. Ar. al-kohl a powder of
antimony or galena, to paint the eyebrows with. The name was
afterwards applied, on account of the fineness of this
powder, to highly rectified spirits, a signification unknown
in Arabia. The Sp. word has both meanings. Cf. Alquifou.]
1. An impalpable powder. [Obs.]
2. The fluid essence or pure spirit obtained by distillation.
[Obs.] --Boyle.
3. 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.
Note: As used in the U. S. ``Pharmacop[oe]ia,'' alcohol
contains 91 per cent by weight of ethyl alcohol and 9
per cent of water; and diluted alcohol (proof spirit)
contains 45.5 per cent by weight of ethyl alcohol and
54.5 per cent of water.
4. (Organic Chem.) A class of compounds analogous to vinic
alcohol in constitution. Chemically speaking, they are
hydroxides of certain organic radicals; as, the radical
ethyl_alcohol_({C2H5.OH">ethyl forms common or ethyl alcohol ({C2H5.OH); methyl
methyl_alcohol_({CH3.OH">forms methyl alcohol ({CH3.OH) or wood spirit; amyl
amyl_alcohol_({C5H11.OH">forms amyl alcohol ({C5H11.OH) or fusel oil, etc.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Alcohol : Alcohol: An acetone , methyl isobutyl ketone, and ethyl alcohol. In everyday talk, alcohol usually refers to ethanol as, for example, in wine, beer, and liquor. It can cause changes in
behavior and be addictive.
The word "alcohol" has an unlikely origin. It came from the Arabic "al" (the) = "kuhl" (a fine impalpable powder) and referred originally to finely powdered antimony which women used to tint
their eyelids.
Based on University of Miami School of Medicine [Medical_Dictionary]:
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Alcohol : Hydrocarbon derivative containing an --OH group attached to a carbon atom not in an aromatic ring.
Based on University of Miami School of Medicine [Medical_Dictionary]:
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Example Usage of Alcohol |
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JaydonsMom223: 3am Alcohol ugly ass baby daddys and life #dontmix you end up in bad strange situations you regret |
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KpSliedrecht: Halt Zuid-Holland Zuid gaat met 'Alcohol-jongeren' aan de slag http://tinyurl.com/yb7jrzv |
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Jangocat: Alcohol abuse! Hate to have to clean this up... RT @crazywtf Bad accident. #wtf http://bit.ly/8y4l62 |
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