álcool
See also: alcool
Portuguese
editEtymology
editFrom Arabic اَلْكُحْل (al-kuḥl, “kohl”), via Spanish or Medieval Latin.
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Noun
editálcool m (plural álcoois or (proscribed) alcoóis)
- (organic chemistry) alcohol (any of a class of organic compounds containing a hydroxyl functional group)
- Etanol e metanol são álcoois.
- Ethanol and methanol are alcohols.
- (uncountable, by extension) alcohol (beverages containing alcohol)
- Synonyms: bebidas alcoólicas, bebida, (colloquial) cachaça
- O álcool destruiu-lhe a vida.
- Alcohol has destroyed his life.
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