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alcool

British  
/ ˈælkuːl /

noun

  1. a form of pure grain spirit distilled in Quebec

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Etymology

Origin of alcool

from French: alcohol

Example Sentences

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At the same time Paracelsus uses the word for a volatile liquid; alcool Or alcool vini occurs often in his writings, and once he adds ``id est vino ardente.''

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

The Hebrew term for this mineral was kohl, which subsequently passed into "alcool" and "alkohol" in other languages, and appears in the Spanish Bible in the above passage in Ezekiel as alcoholaste.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius

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