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alcohol

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


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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

Look for new suites with plush padding, longer lie-flat beds and nifty touches like a hook for your glasses, plus a revamped food and alcohol menu.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

But other costs associated with running a business still makes supermarket alcohol cheaper overall.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 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

I walked into the house, and in the kitchen I fetched a bottle of rubbing alcohol and some cotton balls.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool

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

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

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

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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