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absinthe |
a bitter green liqueur with high alcohol content, made from wormwood and herbs. [1/2 definitions] |
abstinence |
a refraining from consumption of alcohol. [1/2 definitions] |
acetal |
any of a class of chemicals in which aldehydes are compounded with alcohol. [1/2 definitions] |
alcohol |
beverages that contain alcohol. [1/3 definitions] |
alcohol-free |
of a beverage, containing no alcohol. |
alcoholic |
containing alcohol. [2/4 definitions] |
alcoholism |
a pathological condition resulting from habitual overuse of alcoholic beverages, characterized by dependence on alcohol, difficulty in functioning properly, and severe withdrawal symptoms when alcohol use is stopped. |
alcoholize |
to saturate, combine, or treat with alcohol. [2 definitions] |
antialcohol |
combined form of alcohol. |
aqua vitae |
alcohol. [1/2 definitions] |
Babism |
a nineteenth-century Persian religion that forbade alcohol, polygamy, selling or buying slaves, and begging. |
bay rum |
a fragrant liquid made from bay leaves and rum or bay leaf oil mixed with alcohol and water, used esp. in toiletries. |
belt |
(informal) to swig (alcohol). [1/11 definitions] |
bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. [1/2 definitions] |
blackout |
loss of memory, as from alcohol or drugs. [1/4 definitions] |
bumper |
a drinking glass or cup that is completely full, esp. of alcohol as for a toast. [1/7 definitions] |
butanol |
see "butyl alcohol." |
cobbler |
a cold drink made with wine or other alcohol, shaved ice, citrus, and sugar. [1/3 definitions] |
collodion |
in chemistry, a thick solution of pyroxylin suspended in alcohol and ether, used in producing photographic film, in cementing surgical bandages and sealing wounds, and in engraving and lithography. |
cologne |
a fragrant liquid mixture of alcohol and scented oils, used to cool or perfume the skin; eau de Cologne. |
cryometer |
a thermometer that measures very low temperatures by using alcohol instead of mercury. |
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