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alcoholaemia

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The presence of alcohol in the bloodstream

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noun

Meaning 2

A measure of the amount of alcohol in the bloodstream

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol Ancient Greek αἷμᾰ (haîmă)bor. English -aemia English alcoholaemia From alcohol + -aemia.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: alcoholemia — presence of alcohol
  • Catalan: alcoholèmia — presence of alcohol
  • French: alcoolémie — presence of alcohol
  • Galician: alcoholemia — presence of alcohol
  • Galician: alcolemia — presence of alcohol
  • Italian: alcolemia — presence of alcohol
  • Portuguese: alcoolemia — presence of alcohol
  • Spanish: alcoholemia — presence of alcohol
  • French: alcoolémie — measure of the amount of alcohol
  • Italian: alcolemia — measure of the amount of alcohol