alcohol

Definitions

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

Equivalents

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.”

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