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noun
A crystalline salt containing alcohol in place of water of crystallization.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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noun
An alcoholic extract of plant material; a tincture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
An alkoxide.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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History
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 English -ate English alcoholate From alcohol + -ate.
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