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alcohols
noun(al-co-hol)
ethanol especially when considered as the intoxicating agent in fermented and distilled liquors
alcohols
noun(al-co-hol)
drink (such as whiskey or beer) containing ethanol
alcohols
noun(al-co-hol)
a mixture of ethanol and water that is usually 95 percent ethanol
alcohols
noun(al-co-hol)
any of eight isomeric alcohols C5H12O used especially as solvents and in making esters; also : a commercially produced mixture of amyl alcohols used especially as a solvent
alcohols
noun(al-co-hol)
any of four flammable alcohols C4H9OH (such as butanol) used in organic synthesis and as solvents
alcohols
noun(al-co-hol)
a waxy crystalline alcohol C16H34O obtained by the saponification of spermaceti or the hydrogenation of palmitic acid and used especially in pharmaceutical and cosmetic preparations and in making detergents
alcohols
noun(al-co-hol)
ethanol
alcohols
noun(al-co-hol)
ethanol
alcohols
noun(al-co-hol)
a volatile flammable alcohol C3H8O used especially as a solvent and rubbing alcohol
alcohols
noun(al-co-hol)
a solid alcohol C12H26O
alcohols
noun(al-co-hol)
methanol
alcohols
noun(al-co-hol)
a cooling and soothing liquid for external application that contains approximately 70 percent denatured ethanol or isopropanol

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