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alcohol en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ˈæl.kə.hɑl/ (General-American)
/ˌæːl.koˈɦɔːl/ (India, North)
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/ˈæːl.koˌɦɔːl/ (India, South)
/ˈɑl.kə.hɑl/ (US, nonstandard)
/ˈæl.kə.hɒl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈæl.kə.hɔl/ (General-American)
/ˈɑl.kə.hɔl/ (US, nonstandard)

Etymology

Etymology tree Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholbor. Middle English alcofol English alcohol First attested in the 15th century from Middle English alcofol, from Middle French alcohol or Spanish alcohol, derived from the Medieval Latin rendering alcohol transmitted in medical or alchemical literature of Arabic اَلْكُحْل (al-kuḥl, “kohl”), which in Andalusian Arabic also bore the form كُحُول (kuḥūl), قُحُول (quḥūl); bearing thus the meaning of stibnite first, then generalized in meaning to a powder obtained by triturating a material, then also to liquids obtained by boiling down, and specialized to mean spirit of wine, ethanol, in the 18th century, then the narrow chemical sense after 1850. Doublet of alcool and kohl. Various old etymological notes. * Bartholomew Traheron in his 1543 translation of John of Vigo introduces the word as a term used by "barbarous" (Moorish) authors for "fine powder": the barbarous auctours use alcohol, or (as I fynde it sometymes wryten) alcofoll, for moost fine poudre. * William Johnson in his 1657 Lexicon Chymicum glosses the word as antimonium sive stibium. By extension, the word came to refer to any fluid obtained by distillation, including "alcohol of wine", the distilled essence of wine. * Libavius in Alchymia (1594) has vini alcohol vel vinum alcalisatum. * Johnson (1657) glosses alcohol vini as quando omnis superfluitas vini a vino separatur, ita ut accensum ardeat donec totum consumatur, nihilque fæcum aut phlegmatis in fundo remaneat. * Some authorities, including Rachel Hajar, suggest that the ultimate etymon was the Arabic term اَلْغَوْل (al-ḡawl, “bad effect, evil result of headache”) (as used in Qur’an verse 37:47, but this word is rather poetical and could for topical reasons not have been picked up from Arabic by Medieval writers, and aside from that the relation to stibium is well documented.

Meanings

(countable) Any of a class of organic compounds (such as ethanol) containing a hydroxyl functional group (-OH).
- 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. 2012 September 26, Jacque Wilson, “Experts: Alcohol enemas ‘extremely dangerous’”, in CNN:
(colloquial, countable, uncountable) Ethanol.
(uncountable) Beverages containing ethanol, collectively.
- 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. 2013 June 22, “Snakes and ladders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, archived from the original on 24 Aug 2019, page 76:
(countable, obsolete, uncountable) Any very fine powder.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
alcohols	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Translations (314)

la ebriamen (intoxicating beverage) · ml മദ്യം (intoxicating beverage) · lv spirts (organic chemistry sense) · az alkohol (organic chemistry sense) · id alkohol (intoxicating beverage) · bg алкохо́л (intoxicating beverage) · ast alcohol (intoxicating beverage) · mk жесток пијалок (intoxicating beverage) · kk есірткіш (organic chemistry sense) · ja お酒 (intoxicating beverage) · ru спиртно́е (intoxicating beverage) · chr ᎠᎹ ᎠᏑᏴᏗ ᏫᏍᎩ (intoxicating beverage) · my အယ်လ်ကိုဟော (organic chemistry sense) · cmn 烈酒 (intoxicating beverage) · tr alkol (intoxicating beverage) · izh pirttu (intoxicating beverage) · mi waipiro (intoxicating beverage) · fa-cls عَرَق (intoxicating beverage) · ga alcól (intoxicating beverage) · bal شراب (intoxicating beverage) · be алкаго́ль (organic chemistry sense) · be спірт (organic chemistry sense) · uz alkogol (organic chemistry sense) · mk алкохол (intoxicating beverage) · nn sprit (organic chemistry sense) · as এলকোহল (organic chemistry sense) · ms alkohol (organic chemistry sense) · nod ᩋᩯᩢ᩠ᩃᨠᩬᩌᩬ (organic chemistry sense) · aho 𑜎𑜰𑜫 (organic chemistry sense) · lv alkohols (intoxicating beverage) · ru кре́пкий напи́ток (intoxicating beverage) · nb alkohol (intoxicating beverage) · sa मद्य (intoxicating beverage) · bo ཆང་རག (intoxicating beverage) · ru спиртно́й напи́ток (intoxicating beverage) · ga alcól (organic chemistry sense) · lo ເຫຼົ້າ (intoxicating beverage) · fr boisson alcoolique (intoxicating beverage) · et alkohol (organic chemistry sense) · ko 술 (intoxicating beverage) · rcf lalkol (intoxicating beverage) · sv alkohol (organic chemistry sense) · ky алкоголь (organic chemistry sense) · vo lalkohol (intoxicating beverage) · bg спи́ртна напи́тка (intoxicating beverage) · uz spirt (organic chemistry sense) · be алкаго́ль (intoxicating beverage) · mk алкохол (organic chemistry sense) · pt álcool (intoxicating beverage) · ru спирт (intoxicating beverage) · gl alcohol (intoxicating beverage) · my အရက် (intoxicating beverage) · mi waiwaihā (organic chemistry sense) · ky алкоголь (intoxicating beverage) · ky эширткич (organic chemistry sense) · de Alkohol (intoxicating beverage) · ru алкого́льный напи́ток (intoxicating beverage) · pl alkohol (organic chemistry sense) · ar كُحُول (organic chemistry sense) · tk spirt (organic chemistry sense) · az spirt (intoxicating beverage) · ms alkohol (intoxicating beverage) · wyi bilim-bilim (intoxicating beverage) · lt alkoholis (organic chemistry sense) · fi alkoholi (organic chemistry sense) · yue 酒精 (organic chemistry sense) · de Weingeist (intoxicating beverage) · fi alkoholi (intoxicating beverage) · yi אַלקאָהאָל (organic chemistry sense) · hu pia (intoxicating beverage) · bn আলকোহল (organic chemistry sense) · nan-hbl 酒精 (organic chemistry sense) · sh àlkohol (intoxicating beverage) · ca alcohol (intoxicating beverage) · hi अल्कुहुल (organic chemistry sense) · cmn 酒精 (organic chemistry sense) · vi rượu (intoxicating beverage) · az alkoqol (intoxicating beverage) · ml കള്ള് (intoxicating beverage) · pa ਦਾਰੂ (organic chemistry sense) · km មជ្ជ (intoxicating beverage) · fit ilojuoma (intoxicating beverage) · ms arak (intoxicating beverage) · tr sün (organic chemistry sense) · yi אַלקאָהאָל (intoxicating beverage) · vi rượu (organic chemistry sense) · ar مَشْرُوب رُوحِيّ (intoxicating beverage) · nb sprit (organic chemistry sense) · kk алкоголь (organic chemistry sense) · gl alcohol (organic chemistry sense) · haw waikulu (organic chemistry sense) · st tahi (intoxicating beverage) · cy alcohol (intoxicating beverage) · nn alkohol (intoxicating beverage) · km វារុណី (intoxicating beverage) · ur مَدِیرا (intoxicating beverage) · ro alcool (organic chemistry sense) · jje 술 (intoxicating beverage) · cs alkohol (intoxicating beverage) · da alkohol (organic chemistry sense) · hi अलकोहल (organic chemistry sense) · ce къаьрка (intoxicating beverage) · ce алкоголин малар (intoxicating beverage) · he אַלְכּוֹהוֹל (intoxicating beverage) · vi tửu (intoxicating beverage) · hi मद्यसार (organic chemistry sense) · tg алкогол (organic chemistry sense) · hy ալկոհոլ (organic chemistry sense) · el οινόπνευμα (intoxicating beverage) · km អាកុល (intoxicating beverage) · az alkoqol (organic chemistry sense) · tr içki (intoxicating beverage) · jra tơpai (intoxicating beverage) · nan-hbl 酒 (intoxicating beverage) · nn alkohol (organic chemistry sense) · ug ئالكوگول (organic chemistry sense) · fr alcool (organic chemistry sense) · ps شراب (intoxicating beverage) · uk спирт (intoxicating beverage) · ang līþ (intoxicating beverage) · ky спирт (intoxicating beverage) · yo ọtí (organic chemistry sense) · cy gwirf (organic chemistry sense) · hi मद्य (intoxicating beverage) · sk alkohol (organic chemistry sense) · mt alkoħol (intoxicating beverage) · hu szeszes ital (intoxicating beverage) · pl alkohol (intoxicating beverage) · kk алкоголь (intoxicating beverage) · lo ແອັລກໍຮໍ (organic chemistry sense) · vi rượu cồn (organic chemistry sense) · tg спирт (organic chemistry sense) · or ମଦ (intoxicating beverage) · bo ཨ་རག (intoxicating beverage) · txb mot (intoxicating beverage) · pt álcool (organic chemistry sense) · th สุรา (organic chemistry sense) · hi सुरासार (organic chemistry sense) · eo alkoholo (organic chemistry sense) · az کحول (organic chemistry sense) · zu utshwala (intoxicating beverage) · es alcohol (organic chemistry sense) · lt alkoholis (intoxicating beverage) · de Branntwein (juristic) (intoxicating beverage) · ms minuman keras (intoxicating beverage) · hu alkohol (intoxicating beverage) · kk спирт (organic chemistry sense) · yue 酒 (intoxicating beverage) · hy սպիրտ (organic chemistry sense) · ug ئالكوگول (intoxicating beverage) · ko 알콜 (intoxicating beverage) · ja アルコール (organic chemistry sense) · lo ສຸຣາ (intoxicating beverage) · hy ալկոհոլ (intoxicating beverage) · cmn 醇 (organic chemistry sense) · ga deoch mheisciúil (intoxicating beverage) · om alkoolii (organic chemistry sense) · hy սպիրտ (intoxicating beverage) · as এলক'হল (organic chemistry sense) · nl alcoholische drank (intoxicating beverage) · nl sterke drank (intoxicating beverage) · sh а̀лкохол (organic chemistry sense) · sh а̀лкохол (intoxicating beverage) · haw waikulu (intoxicating beverage) · cy alcohol (organic chemistry sense) · ru алкого́ль (intoxicating beverage) · sv sprit (intoxicating beverage) · th แอลกอฮอล์ (organic chemistry sense) · vo lalkohol (organic chemistry sense) · sh àlkohol (organic chemistry sense) · hi ऍल्कॉहॉल (organic chemistry sense) · ur شَراب (intoxicating beverage) · uk спирт (organic chemistry sense) · az spirt (organic chemistry sense) · cmn 酒 (intoxicating beverage) · ka სპირტი (organic chemistry sense) · bg спирт (intoxicating beverage) · km សុរា (intoxicating beverage) · ug ئىسپىرت (intoxicating beverage) · ps الکول (organic chemistry sense) · tr alkol (organic chemistry sense) · ar مَشْرُوب كُحُولِيّ (intoxicating beverage) · ug ئىسپىرت (organic chemistry sense) · ar غُول (organic chemistry sense) · gd alcol (intoxicating beverage) · ca alcohol (organic chemistry sense) · ka ალკოჰოლი (organic chemistry sense) · id alkohol (organic chemistry sense) · ce алкоголь (organic chemistry sense) · bo ཆང་བཅུད (organic chemistry sense) · km ស្រា (intoxicating beverage) · gd deoch làidir (intoxicating beverage) · he סְפִּירְט (organic chemistry sense) · th เหล้า (intoxicating beverage) · fa-ira عَرَق (intoxicating beverage) · az الکل (organic chemistry sense) · nah techichic (organic chemistry sense) · mnc ᠠᡵᡴᡳ (intoxicating beverage) · uk спиртни́й напі́й (intoxicating beverage) · ru алкого́ль (organic chemistry sense) · gd alcol (organic chemistry sense) · da alkohol (intoxicating beverage) · lo ສຸລາ (intoxicating beverage) · pl gorzała (intoxicating beverage) · la tēmētum (intoxicating beverage) · ce спирт (organic chemistry sense) · bg алкохо́л (organic chemistry sense) · tk içgi (intoxicating beverage) · tk alkogol (organic chemistry sense) · km អាកុល (organic chemistry sense) · ky спирт (organic chemistry sense) · bo བཞེས་རག (intoxicating beverage) · tk spirt (intoxicating beverage) · az الکل (organic chemistry sense) · tk alkogol (intoxicating beverage) · gcr alkòl (intoxicating beverage) · tg арақ (intoxicating beverage) · af alkohol (organic chemistry sense) · uz spirt (intoxicating beverage) · it alcol (organic chemistry sense) · yue 醇 (organic chemistry sense) · dng җю (intoxicating beverage) · hi दारू (intoxicating beverage) · hi शराब (intoxicating beverage) · sq alkool (organic chemistry sense) · az کحول (organic chemistry sense) · nrf alcool (organic chemistry sense) · kmr alkol (organic chemistry sense) · mnc ᠨᡠᡵᡝ (intoxicating beverage) · ht alkòl (organic chemistry sense) · sw pombe kali (organic chemistry sense) · fr alcool (intoxicating beverage) · uk алкого́ль (intoxicating beverage) · mn ᠰᠫᠢᠷᠲ᠋ (organic chemistry sense) · et alko (intoxicating beverage) · hu alkohol (organic chemistry sense) · mn ᠠᠷᠢᠬᠢ (intoxicating beverage) · tl alkohol (organic chemistry sense) · bal ترنداپ (intoxicating beverage) · an alcohol (organic chemistry sense) · ce корта бахош долу малар (intoxicating beverage) · fr boisson alcoolisée (intoxicating beverage) · nb alkohol (organic chemistry sense) · it alcol (intoxicating beverage) · fa-ira اَلْکُل (organic chemistry sense) · eu alkohol (organic chemistry sense) · be спіртны́ напо́й (intoxicating beverage) · is áfengi (intoxicating beverage) · st tahi (organic chemistry sense) · uz alkogol (intoxicating beverage) · bn এলকোহল (organic chemistry sense) · el οινόπνευμα (organic chemistry sense) · es alcohol (intoxicating beverage) · io alkoholo (organic chemistry sense) · nl alcohol (intoxicating beverage) · hu szesz (organic chemistry sense) · sl alkohól (intoxicating beverage) · id arak (intoxicating beverage) · de Alkohol (organic chemistry sense) · mn архи (intoxicating beverage) · sq alkool (intoxicating beverage) · be спірт (intoxicating beverage) · bn মদ্য (intoxicating beverage) · sl alkohól (organic chemistry sense) · kk спирт (intoxicating beverage) · si මත්පැන් (intoxicating beverage) · ur اَلْکُحُل (organic chemistry sense) · et alkohol (intoxicating beverage) · gl alcol (intoxicating beverage) · la alcohol (organic chemistry sense) · ru спирт (organic chemistry sense) · tr ruh (organic chemistry sense) · ka სპირტი (intoxicating beverage) · pa ਸ਼ਰਾਬ (organic chemistry sense) · ast alcohol (organic chemistry sense) · ja アルコール (intoxicating beverage) · nl alcohol (organic chemistry sense) · mfe lalkol (intoxicating beverage) · tt хәмер (intoxicating beverage) · cmn 蒸餾酒 /蒸馏酒 (intoxicating beverage) · ro alcool (intoxicating beverage) · io alkoholo (intoxicating beverage) · hi मदिरा (intoxicating beverage) · af alkohol (intoxicating beverage) · el αλκοόλ (intoxicating beverage) · ty ʻava (intoxicating beverage) · ko 알콜 (organic chemistry sense) · cy gwirf (intoxicating beverage) · nci ōctli (intoxicating beverage) · et alks (intoxicating beverage) · tt спирт (organic chemistry sense) · lv alkohols (organic chemistry sense) · gl alcol (organic chemistry sense) · he אַלְכּוֹהוֹל (organic chemistry sense) · sk alkohol (intoxicating beverage) · ko 알코올 (organic chemistry sense) · hif alcohol (organic chemistry sense) · mn спирт (organic chemistry sense) · nv tó łikoní (organic chemistry sense) · xdq дечч (organic chemistry sense) · ko 알코올 (intoxicating beverage) · ia alcohol (organic chemistry sense) · sv alkohol (intoxicating beverage) · cuk alcohol (intoxicating beverage) · eo alkoholo (intoxicating beverage) · is alkóhól (organic chemistry sense) · uk алкого́ль (organic chemistry sense) · nrf alcool (intoxicating beverage) · ja 酒 (intoxicating beverage) · cs alkohol (organic chemistry sense) · th สุรา (intoxicating beverage) · ar كُحُول (intoxicating beverage) · lt spiritas (organic chemistry sense) · it alcole (organic chemistry sense)

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alcohol en · NOUN

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