alcohol

Drinks such as beer, wine, or whisky that can make you drunk.

• I don’t drink alcohol.
• The restaurant serves alcohol with meals.
• They stopped selling alcohol after midnight.

Similar words: alcoholic drinks, liquor, booze

Common phrases: drink alcohol, sell alcohol, serve alcohol, avoid alcohol

The substance in beer, wine, and similar drinks that can make you drunk.

• This beer contains alcohol.
• The label shows how much alcohol is in the wine.
• Even a small amount of alcohol can affect your driving.

Similar words: ethanol, ethyl alcohol

Common phrases: alcohol content, contains alcohol, pure alcohol, alcohol level

One of a group of chemicals related to the substance in alcoholic drinks, often used in fuels or cleaners.

• Methanol is an alcohol.
• The laboratory stores several alcohols in locked cupboards.
• This alcohol is used as a solvent in the reaction.

Common phrases: an alcohol, alcohol molecule, alcohol solvent