οινόπνευμα — meaning in English

English meaning

• alcohol noun Ethanol, the intoxicating chemical found in beer, wine, and spirits.
• ethanol noun A colourless alcohol (CH3CH2OH) made by fermenting sugars, used in drinks, solvents, and fuel.
• spirit noun The non-physical part of a person believed to hold their character, emotions, or soul.

Senses

οινόπνευμα 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.
• ethanol (organic compound) A simple aliphatic alcohol formally derived from ethane by replacing one hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group: CH3-CH2-OH.
• 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.

ethanol — full definition

1. noun A colourless alcohol (CH3CH2OH) made by fermenting sugars, used in drinks, solvents, and fuel.
2. noun This alcohol specifically when used as a fuel, often blended with petrol.

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