alcohol-alcool: meaning, definitions and translations

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What is alcohol? alcohol is alcool

What is alcool?

  • 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.

    Un liquide inflammable incolore volatil, C2H5OH, synthétisé ou obtenu par fermentation des sucres et des amidons et largement utilisé, pur ou dénaturé, comme solvant et les médicaments, détergents liquides, explosifs et enivrantes de boissons. Aussi appelé éthanol, alcool éthylique, alcool de grain.

  • Intoxicating liquor containing alcohol.

    Boissons alcoolisées contenant de l’alcool.

  • 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.

    N’importe lequel d’une série de composés hydroxyles, dont les plus simples sont dérivés d’hydrocarbures saturés, ont la formule générale CnH2n 1OH et comprennent l’éthanol et le méthanol.

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