Look up: Alcohol

1. Alcohol
   Hydrocarbon derivative containing an --OH group attached to a carbon atom not in an aromatic ring.
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2. Alcohol
   'Any chemical compound where the hydroxy functional group -O-H is bound to an carbon skeleton. You are probably most familiar with the diols (compounds with two hydroxy groups), which are used in the manufacture of polyesters, and the phenols, where an hydroxy group is bound to an arene.
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3. Alcohol
   Although in ordinary conversation ethyl alcohol is generally referred to merely as 'alcohol' that term applied to a long series of hydroxy organic compounds beginning with the one-carbon compound methanol, or methyl alcohol. Both methyl and ethyl alcohols are common solvents frequently used in formulating pesticidal mixtures.
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4. alcohol
   [n] - any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation 2. [n] - a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
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5. Alcohol
   Commonly used term for ethyl alcohol or ethanol, C2H5OH. It is the product of the fermentation of sugars by yeast. It doesn't taste of anything, but has profound biological effects, which most wine drinkers are no doubt familiar with. As well as the acute effects of alcohol on the nervous system (i....
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6. Alcohol
   The natural sugar from the grape is transformed into alcohol, caused by the action of yeast, when the must is fermented.
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7. Alcohol
   Generally refers to ethanol, a chemical compound found in alcoholic beverages. It is also commonly used to refer to alcoholic beverages in general.
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8. Alcohol
   An alcohol is an organic compound with a carbon bound to a hydroxyl group.The two simplest alcohols are methanol and ethanol.ExamplesmethanolCH₃OHethanolCH₃CH₂OHpropanolCH₃CH₂CH₂OHCompounds with -OH attached to an aromatic ring are ca...
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9. Alcohol
   a large classification of organic compounds containing one or more hydroxyl groups attached to carbon atoms.
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10. Alcohol
    Hydrocarbon derivative containing an --OH group attached to a carbon atom not in an aromatic ring. Alcohols are a class of organic compounds containing the hydroxyl group, OH, attached to a carbon atom.Alcohols are neither acid nor alkaline. They are characterized by many common reactions, the most ...
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11. Alcohol
    An organic compound which has the general formula CnH2n+1OH, they consist of hydrocarbon chains terminated by hydroxyl groups, O-H. Smaller members are water soluble, flammable and are useful as organic solvents and fuels. As with hydrocarbons, each member differs from the previous by an additional -CH2- group. Alcohols with branced chains are also possible. Some of the simpler alcohols are listed below:
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12. alcohol
    (ROH) Compare with phenol and hydroxide. An alcohol is an organic compound with a carbon bound to a hydroxyl group. Examples are methanol, CH₃OH; ethanol, CH₃CH₂OH; propanol, CH₃CH₂CH₂OH. Compounds with -OH attached to an aromatic ring are called phenols rather than alcohols.
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13. Alcohol
    Any class of organic compounds containing the hydroxyl group, OH. Specifically, the term is applied to ethyl alcohol (C2H5OH).
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14. Alcohol
    An organic compound which has the general formula CnH2n+1OH, they consist of hydrocarbon chains terminated by hydroxyl groups, O-H. Smaller members are water soluble, flammable and are useful as organic solvents and fuels. As with hydrocarbons, each membe
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15. Alcohol
    An organic compound having a hydroxyl (-OH) group attached. The lower molecular weight alcohols, methanol (CH3OH), ethanol (C2H5OH), and propanol (C3H7OH) are water soluble
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16. Alcohol
    Heavy drinking is linked to some cancers and can damage your liver. Recommended safe drinking limits are 21 units a week for men and 14 for women. A double measure of spirits is 3 units. A standard glass of wine is 2 units. And a pint of regular beer is 2 units (3 if the beer is 5% strength).
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17. Alcohol
    A chemical that can be used as a drug
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18. Alcohol
    A useful adjunct to relaxation but unfortunately it also relaxes the throat muscles and provokes snoring and obstructive apnoea.
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19. alcohol
    Organic compound used in gums, resins, dyes and perfumes. Fermentation produces ethanol not alcohol
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20. Alcohol
    Alcohol: An organic chemical in which one or more hydroxyl (OH) groups are attached to carbon (C) atoms in place of hydrogen (H) atoms. Common alcohols include ethyl alcohol or ethanol (found in alcoholic beverages), methyl alcohol or methanol (can cause blindness) and propyl alcohol or propanol (us...
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21. Alcohol
    Al'co·hol (ăl'ko*hŏl) noun [ Confer French alcool , formerly written alcohol , Spanish alcohol alcohol, antimony, galena, OSp. alcofol ; all from Arabic al-kohl a powder of antimony or galena, to paint the...
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22. alcohol
    <chemical> An organic chemical containing one or more hydroxyl groups. Alcohols can be liquids, semisolids or solids at room temperature. ... Common alcohols include ethanol (the type found in alcoholic beverages) methanol (found in methylated spirit and can cause blindness and other nervous s...
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23. alcohol
    alcoholic beverage noun a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent; `alcohol (or drink) ruined him`
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24. alcohol
    noun any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation
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25. alcohol
    (al´kә-hol) any organic compound containing the hydroxy (sbondOH) functional group except those in which the OH group is attached to an aromatic ring, which are called phenols. Alcohols are classified as primary, secondary, or tertiary according to whether the carbon atom to which the OH group is attached is bonde...
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