álcool
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See also: alcool
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Arabic اَلْكُحْل (al-kuḥl, “kohl”), via Spanish or Medieval Latin.
Pronunciation
Noun
álcool m (countable and uncountable, plural álcoois)
- (uncountable) alcohol (ethanol)
- Esterilizei os instrumentos com álcool.
- I sterilized the instruments with alcohol.
- (uncountable, by extension) alcohol (beverages containing ethanol, collectively)
- Synonyms: bebidas alcoólicas, bebida, cachaça (colloquial)
- O álcool destruiu-lhe a vida.
- Alcohol destroyed his life.
- (countable, organic chemistry) alcohol (any of a class of organic compounds containing a hydroxyl functional group)
- Etanol e metanol são álcoois.
- Ethanol and methanol are alcohols.
Derived terms
- álcool absoluto
- álcool amílico
- álcool anidro
- álcool benzílico
- álcool butílico
- álcool em gel
- álcool etílico
- álcool isopropílico
- álcool metílico
- álcool polivinílico
- álcool propílico
- álcool-gel
Related terms
- alcoolado
- alcoólase
- alcoólatra
- alcoolemia
- alcoolêmico
- alcoolicidade
- alcoólico
- alcoólise
- alcoolismo
- alcoolização
- alcoolizado
- alcoolizar
- alcoolizável
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