Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A beverage usually containing less than 0.5 percent alcohol by volume.
  • adjective Of, relating to, or being a beverage whose alcohol content is very low or negligible.
  • adjective Containing no alcohol.
  • adjective Dealcoholized.

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  • adjective Containing no more than trace amounts of alcohol.
  • adjective medicine Not involving alcohol as its cause.
  • noun One who is not an alcoholic.

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  • adjective characterized by the absence of alcohol

Etymologies

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non- + alcoholic (adjective)

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Examples

  • In adults, researchers have shown an association between metabolic syndrome and a group of diseases called nonalcoholic fatty liver disease NAFLD, which at its most severe, may progress to irreversible liver damage.

    Sous Vide Supreme | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2009

  • Research shows that many people with type 2 diabetes also have excess liver fat, a condition called nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

    Exercise may slim down "fatty livers" in type 2 diabetes 2008

  • Research shows that many people with type 2 diabetes also have excess liver fat, a condition called nonalcoholic fatty liver disease NAFLD.

    Exercise may slim down "fatty livers" in type 2 diabetes 2008

  • A biopsy showed that a condition called nonalcoholic steatohepatitis NASH, rather than HBV, was causing her liver damage.

    DR. SANJIV CHOPRA’S LIVER BOOK Sanjiv Chopra 2001

  • This condition, officially called nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), should be the next lifestyle condition on the medical hit list.

    www.appeal-democrat.com - News : By Drs. Michael Roizen 2010

  • In animal studies, silymarin improved blood sugar levels in diabetic critters and reduced inflammation in a common liver ailment called nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, or NASH.

    Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local editor@denverpost.com (Dr. Michael Roizen 2010

  • In animal studies, silymarin improved blood sugar levels in diabetic critters and reduced inflammation in a common liver ailment called nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, or NASH.

    www.appeal-democrat.com - News : By Drs. Michael Roizen 2010

  • * Fatty liver disease (also called nonalcoholic steatohepatitis or NASH) * Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) * Gout

    CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] 2010

  • This condition, officially called nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), should be the next lifestyle condition on the medical hit list.

    Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local editor@denverpost.com ( 2010

  • In animal studies, silymarin improved blood sugar levels in diabetic critters and reduced inflammation in a common liver ailment called nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, or NASH.

    Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local editor@denverpost.com (Dr. Michael Roizen 2010

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