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Alcohol
vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Ethanol | a colorless volatile flammable liquid which is produced by the natural fermentation of sugars; alcohol |
fermentation | the process of fermentation involved in the making of beer, wine, and liquor, in which sugars are converted to ethyl alcohol. |
depressant | reducing functional or nervous activity. |
intoxication | the state of being intoxicated, especially by alcohol. |
B.A.C | most commonly used as a metric of alcohol intoxication for legal or medical purposes. |
binge drinking | most commonly used as a metric of alcohol intoxication for legal or medical purposes. |
alcohol poisoning | A condition in which a toxic amount of alcohol has been consumed, usually in a short period of time, because alcohol poisoning can be deadly, emergency treatment is necessary. |
alcoholism | an addiction to the consumption of alcoholic liquor or the mental illness and compulsive behavior resulting from alcohol dependency. |
fetal alcohol syndrome | conditions that can occur in a person whose mother drank alcohol during pregnancy. |
alcoholic | a person suffering from alcoholism. |