alcohol

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 2 Dutch 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 3 French 3.1 Noun 4 Spanish 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Noun

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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/
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[edit] Noun

alcohol (countable and uncountable; plural alcohols)

1. (uncountable) An intoxicating beverage made by the fermentation of sugar or sugar-containing material.
2. (organic chemistry, countable) Any of a class of organic compounds (such as ethanol) containing a hydroxyl functional group (-OH).

[edit] Related terms

• alcoholic
• alcoholism
• low-alcohol
• non-alcoholic
• nonalcoholic

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[edit] Noun

alcohol m. (no plural, no diminutive)

1. alcohol

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[edit] Noun

alcohol m. (plural alcohols)

1. Alternative spelling of alcool.

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[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /al'kol/

[edit] Noun

alcohol m. (plural alcoholes)

1. alcohol