Alcohol — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent

any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌɑːɹsɪnˌɑːmɐtˈoʊsɪs/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈɒmbeɪs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈɒmbeɪs/

3 syllables Say it as /kˌɑːɹsɪnˌɑːmɐtˈoʊsɪs/.

Examples

alcohol (or drink) ruined him

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

intoxicant inebriant alcoholic beverage alcoholic drink

Parts of Speech

noun	a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent “alcohol (or drink) ruined him”
noun	any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation

Word Forms

alcoholic	adjective	characteristic of or containing alcohol
alcoholize	verb	treat or infuse with alcohol
intoxicate	verb	make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)
inebriate	verb	make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Alkohol

ein Likör oder ein Gebräu, das Alkohol als Wirkstoff enthält

🇫🇷French

alcool

une liqueur ou une boisson contenant de l'alcool comme agent actif

🇮🇹Italian

alcol

un liquore o una miscela contenente alcol come agente attivo

🇵🇹Portuguese

álcool

um licor ou bebida contendo álcool como agente ativo

🇷🇺Russian

алкоголь

ликер или напиток, содержащий алкоголь в качестве активного агента

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शराब

एक शराब या काढ़ा जिसमें सक्रिय एजेंट के रूप में अल्कोहल होता है

🇧🇩Bengali

অ্যালকোহল

সক্রিয় এজেন্ট হিসাবে অ্যালকোহল ধারণকারী একটি মদ বা মদ্যপান

🇮🇳Tamil

மது

செயலில் உள்ள முகவராக ஆல்கஹால் கொண்ட ஒரு மதுபானம் அல்லது கஷாயம்

🇮🇳Telugu

మద్యం

క్రియాశీల ఏజెంట్‌గా ఆల్కహాల్‌ను కలిగి ఉన్న మద్యం లేదా బ్రూ

🇮🇳Marathi

दारू

सक्रिय एजंट म्हणून अल्कोहोल असलेले मद्य किंवा मद्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

દારૂ

સક્રિય એજન્ટ તરીકે આલ્કોહોલ ધરાવતો દારૂ અથવા શરાબ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮದ್ಯ

ಸಕ್ರಿಯ ಏಜೆಂಟ್ ಆಗಿ ಆಲ್ಕೋಹಾಲ್ ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಮದ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಬ್ರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മദ്യം

സജീവ ഏജൻ്റായി മദ്യം അടങ്ങിയ ഒരു മദ്യം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ബ്രൂ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਰਾਬ

ਇੱਕ ਸ਼ਰਾਬ ਜਾਂ ਬਰਿਊ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਐਕਟਿਵ ਏਜੰਟ ਵਜੋਂ ਅਲਕੋਹਲ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

شراب

ایک شراب یا شراب جس میں ایکٹو ایجنٹ کے طور پر الکحل ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

酒精

含有酒精作为活性剂的酒或啤酒

🇯🇵Japanese

アルコール

活性剤としてアルコールを含む酒類または醸造物

🇰🇷Korean

술

알코올을 활성성분으로 함유한 술이나 양조주

🇻🇳Vietnamese

rượu bia

rượu hoặc bia có chứa cồn làm chất hoạt tính

🇹🇭Thai

แอลกอฮอล์

สุราหรือเบียร์ที่มีแอลกอฮอล์เป็นสารออกฤทธิ์

🇮🇩Indonesian

alkohol

minuman keras atau minuman yang mengandung alkohol sebagai zat aktif

🇵🇭Filipino

alak

isang alak o brew na naglalaman ng alkohol bilang aktibong ahente

🇲🇾Malay

alkohol

minuman keras atau minuman yang mengandungi alkohol sebagai agen aktif

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الكحول

مشروب كحولي أو مشروب يحتوي على الكحول كعامل نشط

🇮🇷Persian

الکل

یک مشروب یا دم کرده حاوی الکل به عنوان عامل فعال

🇹🇷Turkish

alkol

aktif madde olarak alkol içeren bir likör veya bira

🇮🇱Hebrew

כּוֹהֶל

משקה חריף או חליטה המכילים אלכוהול כחומר הפעיל

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In which domain is the word 'alcohol' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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