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alcohol ( P ) Pronunciation Key ( l k -hôl ,
-h l)
noun.
1: Intoxicating liquor containing alcohol.
2: A colorless volatile flammable liquid, C2H5OH, synthesized or
obtained by fermentation of sugars and starches and widely used, either
pure or denatured, as a solvent and in drugs, cleaning solutions,
explosives, and intoxicating beverages. Also called ethanol, ethyl
alcohol, grain alcohol.
3: Any of a series of hydroxyl compounds, the simplest of which are
derived from saturated hydrocarbons, have the general formula CnH2n+1OH,
and include ethanol and methanol.
re·hab (r hb)
Function: transitive verb
1 : rehabilitation
2 : Something, especially a building, that has undergone
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