alcohol-free

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adjective

(of beer or wine) containing only a trace of alcoholCompare low-alcohol

(of a period of time) during which no alcoholic drink is consumedthere should be one or two alcohol-free days a week

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Words nearby alcohol-free

Alcock, alcohol, alcoholate, alcohol dehydrogenase, alcohol dependence, alcohol-free, alcoholic, alcoholicity, alcoholic psychosis, Alcoholics Anonymous, alcoholism

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How to use alcohol-free in a sentence

The filtrate is distilled alcohol-free, or nearly so, but a small amount of alcohol remaining is not objectionable.
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