alcohol
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[edit] Etymology
From Mediaeval Latin or Old French alcohol (modern French alcool) < Arabic الكحل (al-kuħl), “‘kohl’”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /ˈælkəhɒl/, SAMPA: /"{lk@hQl/
- (US) IPA: /ˈælkəhɔl/, SAMPA: /"{lk@hOl/
- Audio (US)help, file
[edit] Noun
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alcohol (countable and uncountable; plural alcohols)
- (uncountable) An intoxicating beverage made by the fermentation of sugar or sugar-containing material.
- (organic chemistry, countable) Any of a class of organic compounds (such as ethanol) containing a hydroxyl functional group (-OH).
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intoxicating beverage
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organic chemistry sense
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[edit] Dutch
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alcohol m. (no plural, no diminutive)
[edit] French
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alcohol m. (plural alcohols)
- Alternative spelling of alcool.
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- IPA: /al'kol/
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alcohol m. (plural alcoholes)
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Categories: Mediaeval Latin derivations | Old French derivations | Arabic derivations | English nouns | English uncountable nouns | English countable nouns | Organic chemistry | Translations to be checked (Punjabi) | Recreational drugs | Dutch nouns | nl:Organic chemistry | nl:Recreational drugs | French nouns | French masculine nouns | English alternative spellings | Spanish nouns | es:Organic chemistry | es:Recreational drugs

