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# alcohol

noun (alcohol — uncountable; alcohols — science, rare)

«alcohol» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A colourless liquid in drinks like beer, wine and spirits that changes the way people think and act, and can make them drunk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alcohol/#m1)
2. Drinks that contain this (He doesn't drink alcohol). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alcohol/#m2)
3. A liquid chemical used for cleaning and killing germs (rubbing alcohol, hand sanitiser) and as a fuel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alcohol/#m3)

### In the lessons

In health lessons pupils learn that alcohol is a drug: it slows the brain and body, is especially harmful to children's growing brains, and is against the law for children to buy; adults should not drink and drive. In safety lessons: never drink from unknown bottles or glasses; hand sanitisers and cleaning alcohol are poisonous to drink; tell an adult if someone is very drunk and unwell. In science, alcohol evaporates quickly and burns. Phrases: drink alcohol, alcohol-free, rubbing alcohol, alcoholic.

### Examples

- Alcohol is not safe for children to drink. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alcohol/#x1)
- Beer and wine contain alcohol. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alcohol/#x2)
- People should never drive after drinking alcohol. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alcohol/#x3)
- Hand sanitiser has alcohol in it to kill germs — never drink it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alcohol/#x4)
- The nurse cleaned the cut with an alcohol wipe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alcohol/#x5)
- This drink is alcohol-free. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alcohol/#x6)
- Alcohol evaporates faster than water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alcohol/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable: «some alcohol». Spelling: alcohol (no «e» at the end; «coh» in the middle). Adjective: alcoholic (an alcoholic drink); an alcoholic is also a person who is addicted to alcohol.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «alcohol» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alcohol/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«alcohol» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/alcohol.html) on Mova free.