alcohol

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈæl.kə.hɒl/]

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1. alcohol (noun) — sense 1

Definition: Any of a class of organic compounds (such as ethanol) containing a hydroxyl functional group (-OH).

Example: Our stomachs and livers have an enzyme known as alcohol dehydrogenase that breaks down ethanol to make it less toxic for our bodies, said Atlanta gastroenterologist Dr. Preston Stewart.

2. alcohol (noun) — sense 2

Definition: Ethanol.

3. alcohol (noun) — sense 3

Definition: Beverages containing ethanol, collectively.

Example: Risk is everywhere. From tabloid headlines insisting that coffee causes cancer (yesterday, of course, it cured it) to stern government warnings about alcohol and driving, the world is teeming with goblins.

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