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- [al-kuh-hawl, -hol]
- /ˈæl kəˌhɔl, -ˌhɒl/
- /ˈælkəhɒl/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [al-kuh-hawl, -hol]
- /ˈæl kəˌhɔl, -ˌhɒl/
Definitions of alcohol word
- uncountable noun alcohol Drinks that can make people drunk, such as beer, wine, and whisky, can be referred to as alcohol. 3
- variable noun alcohol Alcohol is a colourless liquid that is found in drinks such as beer, wine, and whisky. It is also used in products such as perfumes and cleaning fluids. 3
- noun 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: C2H5OH 3
- noun alcohol a drink or drinks containing this substance 3
- noun alcohol any one of a class of organic compounds that contain one or more hydroxyl groups bound to carbon atoms. The simplest alcohols have the formula ROH, where R is an alkyl group 3
- noun alcohol a colorless, volatile, pungent liquid, C2H5OH: it can be burned as fuel (10-15% of gasohol), is used in industry and medicine, and is the intoxicating element of whiskey, wine, beer, and other fermented or distilled liquors: classed as a depressant drug 3
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Origin of alcohol
First appearance:
before 1535 One of the 29% oldest English words
1535-45; < New Latin < Medieval Latin < Arabic al-kuḥl the powdered antimony, the distillate
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Parts of speech for Alcohol
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alcohol popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for alcohol
noun alcohol
- smoke — the visible vapor and gases given off by a burning or smoldering substance, especially the gray, brown, or blackish mixture of gases and suspended carbon particles resulting from the combustion of wood, peat, coal, or other organic matter.
- liquor — a distilled or spirituous beverage, as brandy or whiskey, as distinguished from a fermented beverage, as wine or beer.
- drink — to take water or other liquid into the mouth and swallow it; imbibe.
- booze — Booze is alcoholic drink.
- intoxicant — an intoxicating agent, as alcoholic liquor or certain drugs.
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