Definition of: alcohol

(al′kə·hôl, -hol) noun
1. A colorless, volatile, inflammable liquid, C₂H₅OH, produced commercially by the fermentation of cereal grains, molasses, and fruits, widely used as a solvent in industry and medicine, and as the intoxicating principle in beer, wine, and distilled liquor. Also called ethanol, ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol.
2. Any of a group of organic compounds containing one or more functional hydroxyl (OH) groups.
3. Any liquor containing ethyl alcohol. [ < Med.L, orig., fine powder < Arabic alkoh'l the powdered antimony]

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