Alkohol — meaning in English

English meaning

• alcohol noun Ethanol, the intoxicating chemical found in beer, wine, and spirits.
• booze noun Alcoholic drinks in general.
• spirit noun The non-physical part of a person believed to hold their character, emotions, or soul.

Senses

Alkohol is used for these senses in English:

• alcohol (organic compound, countable) Any of a class of organic compounds (such as ethanol) containing a hydroxyl functional group (-OH).
• alcohol (uncountable) Beverages containing ethanol, collectively.
• booze (colloquial, uncountable) Any alcoholic beverage (especially beer or hard liquor).
• spirit (usually, in the plural) A volatile liquid, such as alcohol. The plural form spirits is a generic term for distilled alcoholic beverages.

alcohol — full definition

1. noun Ethanol, the intoxicating chemical found in beer, wine, and spirits.
2. noun Drinks that contain ethanol, considered as a group.
3. noun In chemistry, any of a family of organic compounds containing a hydroxyl (-OH) group, of which ethanol is just one example.

booze — full definition

1. noun Alcoholic drinks in general.
2. verb To drink alcohol, especially heavily.

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