Meaning of fusel oil | Babel Free
Definitions
A mixture of several higher-order alcohols (having more than two carbon atoms) formed as byproduct in the normal fermentation process, captured as part of the tailings in distillation. An excessive concentration, as in low-quality moonshine, causes unpleasant taste.
Equivalents
Deutsch
Fuselöl
Español
aceite de fusel
Français
fusel
Nederlands
foezelolie
Русский
сиву́шное ма́сло
Examples
“As for drinking, I am something of a chemist and I have⟳ yet to find⟳ a liquor that is free from traces of a number⟳ of poisons, some of them deadly, such as fusel oil, acetic acid, ethylacetate, acetaldehyde and furfurol.”
“[…] and many simply blamed on the Doosra's known enthusiasms for opium, ganja, and any number⟳ of local fusel oils, singly or combined, named and nameless.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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