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Alcohol(health)
Alcohol(medicine)
alcohol(encyclopedia)
alcohol(dictionary)
wax alcohol(medicine)
phenyl alcohol(medicine)
multiple alcohol(medicine)
nicotinic alcohol(medicine)
nicotinyl alcohol(medicine)

boomslang (iou) and alcohol (iou)


boomslang (iou)



boomslang noun. L18.
[Afrikaans, from Dutch boom tree + slang snake.]
A highly venomous southern African tree-snake, Dispholidus typus.

alcohol (iou)



alcohol noun. M16.
[French (now alcool) or medieval Latin from Arab. al-kul the kohl: see AL-2, KOHL.]
A fine powder produced by grinding or esp. by sublimation. M16-M18.
spec. = KOHL noun. E17-E19.
A liquid essence or spirit obtained by distillation. obsolete in gen. sense. M17.
fig.: Coleridge Intense selfishness, the alcohol of egotism.
Pure spirit of Wine, the intoxicating component of fermented or distilled liquors; = ETHANOL. M17.
absolute alcohol: see ABSOLUTE adjective 5.
b. Intoxicating drink. L19.
Chemistry. Any organic compound containing one or more hydroxyl groups bonded to an aliphatic radical. M19.
ethyl alcohol, methyl alcohol, etc.
alcoholate noun an alkoxide; a compound containing alcohol of crystallization: M19.