al.co.hol

\'al-k*-.ho.l\ n [NL, fr. ML, powdered antimony, fr. OSp, fr. Ar al-kuhul the powdered ant]imony 1: a colorless volatile flammable liquid C2H6O that is the intoxicating agent in fermented and distilled liquors - called also ethyl alcohol 2: any of various compounds that are analogous to ethyl alcohol in constitution and that are hydroxyl derivatives of hydrocarbons 3: liquor (as beer, wine, or whiskey) containing alcohol