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11Alcohol — Al co*hol ([a^]l k[ o]*h[o^]l), n. [Cf. F. alcool, formerly written alcohol, Sp. alcohol alcohol, antimony, galena, OSp. alcofol; all fr. Ar. al kohl a powder of antimony or galena, to paint the eyebrows with. The name was afterwards applied, on… …
12Alcohol dehydrogenase — Crystallographic structure of the homodimer of human ADH5.[1] Identifiers …
13Alcohol proof — is a measure of how much alcohol (ethanol) is contained in an alcoholic beverage. The term was originally used in the United Kingdom and was defined as 7/4 times the alcohol by volume (abv). The UK now uses the abv standard instead of alcohol… …
14pure — [ pjur ] adjective *** 1. ) usually before noun a pure substance or material has nothing mixed with it that might spoil its quality or effect: pure gold/alcohol ─ opposite IMPURE a ) a pure sound, color, light, etc. is very clear and beautiful:… …
15alcohol — (n.) 1540s (early 15c. as alcofol), fine powder produced by sublimation, from M.L. alcohol powdered ore of antimony, from Arabic al kuhul kohl, the fine metallic powder used to darken the eyelids, from kahala to stain, paint. The al is the Arabic …
16ALCOHOL — pure or highly rectified spirit obtained from fermented saccharine solutions by distillation, and the intoxicating principle of all spirituous liquors …
17Alcohol laws of North Carolina — The alcohol laws of North Carolina prohibit the sale of alcohol from 2 a.m. to 7 a.m. Monday through Saturday, and from 2 a.m. until noon on Sundays.North Carolina regulations require that each malt beverage (beer) and wine (fortified and… …
18alcohol — n. 1) to distill, make alcohol 2) to abstain from alcohol 3) to reek of alcohol 4) ethyl, grain; methyl, wood; pure, unadulterated; rubbing (AE; BE has surgical spirit) alcohol * * * [ ælkəhɒl] grain make alcohol methyl pure rubbing (AE; BE has… …
19alcohol — /al keuh hawl , hol /, n. 1. Also called ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol, ethanol, fermentation alcohol. a colorless, limpid, volatile, flammable, water miscible liquid, C2H5OH, having an etherlike odor and pungent, burning taste, the intoxicating… …
20Alcohol fuel — Although fossil fuels have become the dominant energy resource for the modern world, alcohol has been used as a fuel throughout history. The first four aliphatic alcohols (methanol, ethanol, propanol, and butanol) are of interest as fuels because …
