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countable and uncountable, plural alcohols
(organic chemistry, countable) Any of a class of organic compounds (such as ethanol) containing a hydroxyl functional group (-OH). examples
(colloquial) Ethanol. examples
(uncountable) Beverages containing ethanol, collectively. quotations examples
Risk is everywhere. From tabloid headlines insisting that coffee causes cancer (yesterday, of course, it cured it) to stern government warnings about alcohol and driving, the world is teeming with goblins.
2013 June 22, “Snakes and ladders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, page 76
(obsolete) Any very fine powder.