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alcohol

[al-kuh-hawl, -hol] / ˈæl kəˌhɔl, -ˌhɒl /


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Men with hypertension are diagnosed and treated less frequently than women, even though they consume more tobacco and alcohol.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

Parties can’t begin until a resident assistant inspects the scene to ensure requirements are met—like offering a proportional amount of food if alcohol is served.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

However, that study used polyvinyl alcohol particles rather than the dissolving gelatin particles examined by Fleckenstein's team.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

Phoebe, 20, said: "We found it really interesting that it's a night event, but it's not based around alcohol and the club. It's about wellbeing and interacting with people your age."

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

The stench of human waste, urine, rotting wounds, and strong rubbing alcohol surrounds me, permeating my clothes, skin, and hair.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

Hydrocarbons and chemical compounds like industrial alcohols and plastics accounted for the bulk of Tehran's exports to Beijing.

From Barron's ● Jan. 13, 2026

From there, the researchers build the structure in stages, adding chemical functional groups, including alcohols, ketones, and amides, while carefully controlling stereochemistry at each step.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 22, 2025

Deducting the value of fiber and sugar alcohols from the total carbohydrate content of a food gives what's considered its net carb value.

From Salon ● Feb. 29, 2024

There are also polyols or sugar alcohols - erythritol particularly has gained traction in recent years.

From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2023

The expertise at distillation that medieval Islamic alchemists developed to produce alcohols and perfumes also let them distill petroleum into fractions, some of which proved to be even more powerful incendiaries.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond


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