ETYM Cf. French alcool, formerly written alcohol, Spanish alcohol alcohol, antimony, galena, Old Span. alcofol; all from Arabic al-kohl a powder of antimony or galena.
Any member of a group of organic chemical compounds characterized by the presence of one or more aliphatic OH (hydroxyl) groups in the molecule, and which form esters with acids. The main uses of alcohols are as solvents for gums, resins, lacquers, and varnishes; in the making of dyes; for essential oils in perfumery; and for medical substances in pharmacy. The alcohol produced naturally in the fermentation process and consumed as part of alcoholic beverages is called ethanol.
Alcohols may be liquids or solids, according to the size and complexity of the molecule. The five simplest alcohols form a series in which the number of carbon and hydrogen atoms increases progressively, each one having an extra CH2 (methylene) group in the molecule: methanol or wood spirit (methyl alcohol, CH3OH); ethanol (ethyl alcohol, C2H5OH); propanol (propyl alcohol, C3H7OH); butanol (butyl alcohol, C4H9OH); and pentanol (amyl alcohol, C5H11OH). The lower alcohols are liquids that mix with water; the higher alcohols, such as pentanol, are oily liquids immiscible with water; and the highest are waxy solids —for example, hexadecanol (cetyl alcohol, C16H33OH) and melissyl alcohol (C30H61OH), which occur in sperm-whale oil and beeswax respectively. Alcohols containing the CH2OH group are primary; those containing CHOH are secondary; while those containing COH are tertiary.
1. A liquor or brew containing alcohol (C2H5OH) as the active agent; SYN. alcoholic beverage, drink, intoxicant, inebriant.
2. Any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation.

Alcoholic

Alcoholic.

(Slang) Alcoholic beverage; hard liquor.
Intoxicating drink; especially; hard liquor

ETYM Old Eng. licour, licur, Old Fren. licur, French liqueur, from Latin liquor, from liquere to be liquid. Related to Liquid, Liqueur.
1. A liquid substance that is a solution (or emulsion or suspension) used or obtained in an industrial process.
2. Distilled rather than fermented; SYN. spirits, booze, hard drink, hard liquor, John Barleycorn, strong drink.
3. The liquid in which vegetables or meat have be cooked; SYN. pot liquor.

ETYM Old Fren. espirit, esperit, French esprit, Latin spiritus, from spirare to breathe, to blow. Related to Conspire, Expire, Esprit, Sprite.
1. A fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character.
2. Any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings.
3. The general atmosphere of a place or situation; SYN. tone, feel, feeling, flavor, look, smell.
4. The vital principle or animating force within living things.
5. Strong alcoholic beverage, other type of alcohol, or white spirit.

Alcoholic beverage, especially in which the alcoholic content is high.

ETYM Cf. French stimulant.
A drug that temporarily quickens some vital process.

ETYM Cf. French alcolique.
1. Addicted to alcohol; SYN. alcohol-dependent.
2. Used of beverages; containing alcohol.

ETYM Cf. French spiritueux. Related to Spiritous.
Containing or of the nature of alcohol; SYN. spiritous.

A person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually; SYN. dipsomaniac, boozer, lush, soaker, souse.

Alcoholic

Alcoholic.

1. A person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess); SYN. imbiber, toper.
2. A person who takes nourishment by drinking.

1. Someone who is intoxicated.
2. A period of drinking to intoxication or of being intoxicated

A chronic drinker; SYN. drunk, rummy, sot, inebriate.

Someone who drinks liquor repeatedly in small quantities; SYN. social drinker.

Bag made from an animal skin (usually a goatskin) and used to hold and dispense wine.

ETYM Cf. French alcolique.
1. Addicted to alcohol; SYN. alcohol-dependent.
2. Used of beverages; containing alcohol.

A person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually; SYN. dipsomaniac, boozer, lush, soaker, souse.

ETYM Cf. French alcoolisme.
Prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms; SYN. alcohol addiction, drunkenness.
Dependence on alcohol. It is characterized as an illness when consumption of alcohol interferes with normal physical or emotional health. Excessive alcohol consumption, whether through sustained ingestion or irregular drinking bouts or binges, may produce physical and psychological addiction and lead to nutritional and emotional disorders. Long-term heavy consumption of alcohol leads to diseases of the heart, liver, and peripheral nerves.
Support groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous are helpful.

1. Any beverage.
2. A single serving of a beverage.
3. The act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess; SYN. drinking, boozing, drunkenness, crapulence.
4. (Informal) Any large deep body of water.

The act of consuming liquids; SYN. imbibing, imbibition.

Alcoholism, inability to control one's consumption of alcoholic beverages

Alternate (chiefly British) spelling of alcoholize.

(Alternate spelling: alcoholise).
To make alcoholic, as by fermenting.

(Latin) “water of life”; strong spirits.
Strong distilled liquor or brandy; SYN. ardent spirits. aquavitae, aqua-vitae
A strong alcoholic liquor (as brandy).