Liquor vs. Alcohol

Liquornoun

(obsolete) A liquid, a fluid.

Liquornoun

(obsolete) A drinkable liquid.

Liquornoun

A liquid obtained by cooking meat or vegetables (or both).

Liquornoun

A parsley sauce commonly served with traditional pies and mash.

Liquornoun

Strong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation; more broadly, any alcoholic drink.

Liquornoun

In process industry, a liquid in which a desired reaction takes place, e.g. pulping liquor is a mixture of chemicals and water which breaks wood into its components, thus facilitating the extraction of cellulose.

Liquorverb

(intransitive) To drink liquor, usually to excess.

Liquorverb

(transitive) To cause someone to drink liquor, usually to excess.

Liquorverb

To grease.

Liquornoun

Any liquid substance, as water, milk, blood, sap, juice, or the like.

Liquornoun

Specifically, alcoholic or spirituous fluid, either distilled or fermented, as brandy, wine, whisky, beer, etc.

Liquornoun

A solution of a medicinal substance in water; - distinguished from tincture and aqua.

Liquorverb

To supply with liquor.

Liquorverb

To grease.

Liquornoun

distilled rather than fermented

Liquornoun

a liquid substance that is a solution (or emulsion or suspension) used or obtained in an industrial process;

Liquornoun

the liquid in which vegetables or meat have be cooked

Liquornoun

alcoholic drink, especially distilled spirits.

Liquornoun

liquid in which something has been steeped or cooked.

Liquornoun

liquid which drains from food during cooking.

Liquornoun

the liquid from which a substance has been crystallized or extracted.

Liquornoun

water used in brewing.

Liquorverb

dress (leather) with grease or oil.

Liquorverb

steep (something, especially malt) in water.

Liquor

Liquor or spirit (also hard liquor, or distilled alcohol) is an alcoholic drink produced by distillation of grains, fruits, or vegetables that have already gone through alcoholic fermentation. The distillation process concentrates the liquid to increase its alcohol by volume.

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.