Alcohol vs. Wine

Alcoholnoun

Any of a class of organic compounds (such as ethanol) containing a hydroxyl functional group (-OH).

Alcoholnoun

(colloquial) Ethanol.

Alcoholnoun

(uncountable) Beverages containing ethanol, collectively.

Alcoholnoun

(obsolete) Any very fine powder.

Alcoholnoun

An impalpable powder.

Alcoholnoun

The fluid essence or pure spirit obtained by distillation.

Alcoholnoun

Pure spirit of wine; pure or highly rectified spirit (called also ethyl alcohol or ethanol, CH3.CH2.OH); the spirituous or intoxicating element of fermented or distilled liquors, or more loosely a liquid containing it in considerable quantity. It is extracted by simple distillation from various vegetable juices and infusions of a saccharine nature, which have undergone vinous fermentation.

Alcoholnoun

A class of compounds analogous to vinic alcohol in constitution. Chemically speaking, they are hydroxides of certain organic radicals; as, the radical ethyl forms common or ethyl alcohol (C2H5.OH); methyl forms methyl alcohol (CH3.OH) or wood spirit; amyl forms amyl alcohol (C5H11.OH) or fusel oil, etc.

Alcoholnoun

a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent;

Alcoholnoun

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

Alcoholnoun

a colourless volatile flammable liquid which is produced by the natural fermentation of sugars and is the intoxicating constituent of wine, beer, spirits, and other drinks, and is also used as an industrial solvent and as fuel

Alcoholnoun

drink containing alcohol

Alcoholnoun

any organic compound whose molecule contains one or more hydroxyl groups attached to a carbon atom

Alcohol

In chemistry, alcohol is an organic compound that carries at least one hydroxyl functional group (−OH) bound to a saturated carbon atom. The term alcohol originally referred to the primary alcohol ethanol (ethyl alcohol), which is used as a drug and is the main alcohol present in alcoholic drinks.

Winenoun

An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting the juice of grapes.

Winenoun

An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting the juice of fruits or vegetables other than grapes, usually preceded by the type of the fruit or vegetable; for example, "dandelion wine".

Winenoun

(countable) A serving of wine.

Winenoun

(uncountable) A dark purplish red colour; the colour of red wine.

Winenoun

wind

Wineverb

(transitive) To entertain with wine.

Wineverb

(intransitive) To drink wine.

Winenoun

The expressed juice of grapes, esp. when fermented; a beverage or liquor prepared from grapes by squeezing out their juice, and (usually) allowing it to ferment.

Winenoun

A liquor or beverage prepared from the juice of any fruit or plant by a process similar to that for grape wine; as, currant wine; gooseberry wine; palm wine.

Winenoun

The effect of drinking wine in excess; intoxication.

Winenoun

fermented juice (of grapes especially)

Winenoun

a red as dark as red wine

Wineverb

drink wine

Wineverb

treat to wine;

Winenoun

an alcoholic drink made from fermented grape juice

Winenoun

an alcoholic drink made from the fermented juice of specified other fruits or plants

Winenoun

short for wine red

Wineverb

entertain someone by offering them drinks and a meal

Wineverb

enjoy oneself by eating and drinking lavishly

Wineverb

dance with rhythmic gyratory movements of the pelvic region

Wine

Wine is an alcoholic drink typically made from fermented grapes. Yeast consumes the sugar in the grapes and converts it to ethanol, carbon dioxide and heat.