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  • noun Plural form of alcohol.

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Examples

  • The problem with sugar alcohols is that they cause digestive complaints in many people.

    Lactitol - Another Nondairy "Lact" Steve Carper 2008

  • It depends what medium they are in - alcohols last longer than other options - but rule of thumb is a year but can go longer if they are in an alcohol base.

    Lipstick Recipes Anne-Marie 2008

  • Eliminating wheat from my diet rules out most vodkas and other grain alcohols, but it’s really ambiguous from the available medical information (both mainstream and hippy-dippy) whether my beloved Scotch is a problem.

    In Liquor-Related News… « Skid Roche 2008

  • Eliminating wheat from my diet rules out most vodkas and other grain alcohols, but it’s really ambiguous from the available medical information (both mainstream and hippy-dippy) whether my beloved Scotch is a problem.

    In Liquor-Related News… « Skid Roche 2008

  • Eliminating wheat from my diet rules out most vodkas and other grain alcohols, but it’s really ambiguous from the available medical information (both mainstream and hippy-dippy) whether my beloved Scotch is a problem.

    In Liquor-Related News… « Skid Roche 2008

  • Among them were 65 allusions to brand-name alcohols, cigarettes or prescription drugs.

    Branding For Beginners 2008

  • The epidermis is usually a single layer of cells that secretes several surface coatings, including a fatty material called cutin, and wax long molecules made by joining fatty acids with alcohols, which is what makes many fruits naturally take a shine.

    On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

  • The epidermis is usually a single layer of cells that secretes several surface coatings, including a fatty material called cutin, and wax long molecules made by joining fatty acids with alcohols, which is what makes many fruits naturally take a shine.

    On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

  • The alcohols are a mixture of eicosanol and docosanol, with smaller quantities of hexacosanol and alcohols of lower molecular weight.

    4 Jojoba Oil 1985

  • Its already a place which is not secured and aware of these facts even the womens were found there not only found there but were enjoying alcohols, which is not in Indian Culture.

    rediff.com 2009

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