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a combining form representing alcohol in compound words (alcogas), sometimes with the sense “using alcohol as fuel” (alcoboat; alcotruck).
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Words nearby alco-
ALCM, Alcmaeon, Alcman, Alcmanic verse, Alcmene, alco-, Alcock, Alcock's canal, alcohol, alcoholate, alcohol dehydrogenase
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How to use alco- in a sentence
Arnold rose abruptly, then strode to the alco-mech and dialled himself another drink.
We're Friends, Now|Henry HasseNow the distance is divided, Alco standing about half way between the two places.
He told Zada with pride that he had not had a drink all day, though he had needed alco-help and the other men had ridiculed him.
We Can't Have Everything|Rupert Hughes