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Meaning of alcohol | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent

ˈæl.kə.hɒl

Definitions

Any of a class of organic compounds (such as ethanol) containing a hydroxyl functional group (-OH).
countable
galena
Ethanol.
colloquial, countable, uncountable
kohl, stibnite
Beverages containing ethanol, collectively.
uncountable
Any very fine powder.
countable, obsolete, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية الكحول ترياق كحول مَشْرُوب رُوحِيّ مشروب كحولي

Беларуская спірт

Български алкохол спирт

བོད་སྐད ཨ་རག

Bosanski alkohol arak алкохол

Català alcohol

Čeština alkohol

Cymraeg alcohol gwirf

Dansk alkohol

Deutsch Alk Alkohol Branntwein (juristic) Spiritus Weingeist

Ελληνικά αλκοόλ αλκοόλη οινόπνευμα

Esperanto alkoholo

Español alcohol

Eesti alkohol

Suomi alkoholi iloliemi

Français alcohol alcool boisson alcoolique boisson alcoolisée

Gaeilge alcól

Gàidhlig alcol deoch làidir

Galego alcohol

עברית אלכוהול כוהל

हिन्दी आब दारू नशा मदिरा मद्य मद्यसार मधुलिका मीरा शराब सुरासार

Hrvatski alkohol arak алкохол

Magyar alkohol pia szeszes ital

Հայերեն ալկոհոլ սպիրտ

Bahasa Indonesia alkohol arak

Íslenska áfengi

Italiano alcol

日本語アルコールお酒濃漿酎酒酒精

ქართული სპირტი

Қазақша алкоголь

ខ្មែរ មជ្ជ វារុណី សុរា ស្រា អាកុល

한국어 술 아락 알코올 알콜 약주 주

Kurdî alkohol alkol

Latina ēbriāmen temetum

ລາວ ສຸລາ ເຫຼົ້າ

Lietuvių alkoholis

Latviešu alkohols

Te Reo Māori waipiro

Македонски алкохол

മലയാളം കള്ള് മദ്യം

Монгол архи

Bahasa Melayu alkohol arak minuman keras

Malti alkoħol

မြန်မာဘာသာ အရက်

Nederlands alcohol alcoholische drank sterke drank

Polski alkohol alkoholowy Gorzała

Português álcool

Română alcool

Русский алкоголь алкого́льный напи́ток кре́пкий напи́ток спирт спиртно́е спиртно́й напи́ток

Slovenčina alkohol

Slovenščina alkohol

Shqip alkool

Српски alkohol arak алкохол

Svenska alkohol hink sprit

ไทย น้ำจัณฑ์ สุรา เหล่า

Türkçe alkol içki küul

Українська алкоголь алкогольний спирт

اردو شراب مدیرا

Tiếng Việt ancol men rượu tửu

IsiZulu utshwala

Examples

“Our stomachs and livers have an enzyme known as alcohol dehydrogenase that breaks down ethanol to make it less toxic for our bodies, said Atlanta gastroenterologist Dr. Preston Stewart.”

“Risk is everywhere. From tabloid headlines insisting that coffee causes cancer (yesterday, of course, it cured it) to stern government warnings about alcohol and driving, the world is teeming with goblins.”

CEFR level

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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