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Alcohol
noun · 78% connection
A class of compounds analogous to vinic alcohol in constitution. Chemically speaking, they are hydroxides of certain organic radicals;…
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Alcoholic
adjective · 78% connection
Of or pertaining to alcohol, or partaking of its qualities; derived from, or caused by, alcohol; containing alcohol; as, alcoholic mix…
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Alcoholize
verb · 78% connection
To convert into alcohol; to rectify; also, to saturate with alcohol.
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Anisic
adjective · 78% connection
Of or derived from anise; as, anisic acid; anisic alcohol.
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Badian
noun · 78% connection
An evergreen Chinese shrub of the Magnolia family (Illicium anisatum), and its aromatic seeds; Chinese anise; star anise.
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Carbinol
noun · 78% connection
Methyl alcohol, CH3OH; -- also, by extension, any one in the homologous series of paraffine alcohols of which methyl alcohol is the ty…
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Carbolic
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, or designating, an acid derived from coal tar and other sources; as, carbolic acid (called also phenic acid, and phenol…
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Cerin
noun · 78% connection
A waxy substance extracted by alcohol or ether from cork; sometimes applied also to the portion of beeswax which is soluble in alcohol.
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Cerotin
noun · 78% connection
A white crystalline substance, C27H55.OH, obtained from Chinese wax, and regarded as an alcohol of the marsh gas series; -- called als…
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Ceryl
noun · 78% connection
A radical, C27H55 supposed to exist in several compounds obtained from Chinese wax, beeswax, etc.
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Erucic
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, or derived from, a genus of cruciferous Mediterranean herbs (Eruca or Brassica); as, erucic acid, a fatty acid resembli…
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Ethal
noun · 78% connection
A white waxy solid, C16H33.OH; -- called also cetylic alcohol. See Cetylic alcohol, under Cetylic.
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Formic
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, or derived from, ants; as, formic acid; in an extended sense, pertaining to, or derived from, formic acid; as, formic e…
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Fusel oil
unknown · 78% connection
A hot, acrid, oily liquid, accompanying many alcoholic liquors (as potato whisky, corn whisky, etc.), as an undesirable ingredient, an…
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Ginseng
noun · 78% connection
A plant of the genus Aralia, the root of which is highly valued as a medicine among the Chinese. The Chinese plant (Aralia Schinseng)…
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Glycol
noun · 78% connection
A thick, colorless liquid, C2H4(OH)2, of a sweetish taste, produced artificially from certain ethylene compounds. It is a diacid alcoh…
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Hordeic
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, or derived from, barley; as, hordeic acid, an acid identical or isomeric with lauric acid.
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Isethionic
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, an acid, HO.C2H4.SO3H, obtained as an oily or crystalline substance, by the action of sul…
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