Definition Of Alcohol

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Main Entry: al·co·hol
Pronunciation: \?al-k?-?ho?l\
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Medieval Latin, powdered antimony, from Old Spanish, from Arabic al-kuh?ul the powdered antimony, from kuh?l kohl
Date: 1672

1 a : ethanol especially when considered as the intoxicating agent in fermented and distilled liquors b : drink (as whiskey or beer) containing ethanol c : a mixture of ethanol and water that is usually 95 percent ethanol
2 : any of a class of organic compounds that are analogous to ethanol and that are hydroxyl derivatives of hydrocarbons

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alcohol

Most people drink and don’t even know what they are drinking!  Now you know what alcohol is!