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alcohol

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


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Under conditions designed to reflect real physiological environments, the device accurately measured several human biomarkers, including skin moisture, blood alcohol, blood lactate, and blood glucose.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

The region set a record this year for the earliest harvest given the exceptionally hot summer, which caused high sugar content in the grapes and forced an easing of rules on alcohol content.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Arey said the school has reduced limits on both the number of attendees and amount of alcohol in the past decade.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

There's no alcohol involved... just high-energy drinks and pure adrenaline.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

The cloying scents of formaldehyde and alcohol sweetened the air.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

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

However, production of these important chemicals is hindered by the low reactivity of ketones, which are precursors of tertiary propargyl alcohols.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 12, 2024

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

From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2023

Fermenting encompasses a range of processes through which microorganisms — yeasts, molds, bacteria — break down compounds in food to create alcohols, acids or alkalis, which in turn prevent the growth of harmful pathogens.

From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2023

Many of these fractions, the sugars and starches, the alcohols and acids, the emulsifiers and stabi lizers with the strange names, will be made into food.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan


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