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alcohol

al.co.hol \'al-k*-.ho.l\ n [NL, fr. ML, powdered antimony, fr. OSp, fr. Ar 
   al-kuhul the powdered ant]imony 1: a colorless volatile flammable liquid 
   C2H5OH that is the int oxicating agent in fermented and distilled liquors - 
   called also ethyl alcohol 2: any of various compounds that are analogous to 
   ethyl alcohol in constitu tion and that are hydroxyl derivatives of 
   hydrocarbons 3: liquor (as beer, wine, or whiskey) containing alcohol