alky
Example Sentences
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She has some of the bruised sweetness of Denis Johnson’s alkies and junkies in “Jesus’ Son.”
From New York Times
The eventual result from the alky is supposed to be a high-octane, clean-burning gasoline with anti-knock properties.
From Chicago Tribune
Best Actor: Jeff Bridges for his role as an alky singer in Crazy Heart.
From Time
Using an alky is a secondary attempt in the refining process to convert more oil into gasoline using acid to rearrange molecules.
From Chicago Tribune
But from Aug. 13 to Aug. 17, one of the feeds into the alky didn't have the correct properties.
From Chicago Tribune
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