| AlcR, alcR | alcohol rub |
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| AOB | accessory olfactory bulb; alcohol on breath |
| AODP | alcohol and other drug problems |
| APH | alcohol-positive history; alternative pathway hemolysis; aminoglycoside phosphotransferase; antepart... |
| AR | absolute risk; accounts receivable; achievement ratio; actinic reticuloid [syndrome]; active resista... |
| denatured alcohol | Ethyl alcohol rendered unfit for consumption as a beverage by the addition of one or several chemicals for commercial purposes (e.g., sucrose octa-acetate). Synonym: industrial methylated spirit, methylated spirit. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| syndrome, foetal alcohol | The sum total of a person's problems caused by maternal alcohol intake during pregancy. (12 Dec 1998) |
| syringyl alcohol | <chemical> A phenylpropanoid alcohol, one of the three precursors of lignin. (18 Nov 1997) |
| dichloroisopropyl alcohol | A colourless, odourless fluid prepared by heating anhydrous glycerin with sulfur monochloride; a solvent of resins. Synonym: dichloroisopropyl alcohol. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dihydric alcohol | Alcohol containing two OH groups in its molecule; e.g., ethylene glycol. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dilute alcohol | An alcohol in water mixtures of various concentrations, e.g., 90, 80, 70, 60, 50, 45, 25, and 20% v/v of C2H5OH. (05 Mar 2000) |
| isobutyl alcohol | See: butyl alcohol. (05 Mar 2000) |
| isopropyl alcohol | Used as a component of various cosmetics and astringents, when taken internally can be toxic (27 Sep 1997) |
| oleyl alcohol | A mixture of aliphatic alcohols consisting chiefly of CH3(CH2)7CH==CH(CH2)7CH2OH; used as an emulsifying aid and in the preparation of cold cream; found in fish oils. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tert-butyl alcohol | <chemical> Pharmacological action: carcinogens. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tertiary alcohol | An alcohol characterised by the trivalent atom group (05 Mar 2000) |
| tertiary amyl alcohol | amylene hydrate |
| tertiary butyl alcohol | Trimethylcarbinol, 2-methyl-2-propanol, (CH3)3COH, a denaturant for ethanol. (05 Mar 2000) |
| trichloroethyl alcohol | CCl3CH2OH; 2,2,2-Trichloroethanol;a hypnotic and sedative; as a metabolite of chloral hydrate, it contributes to the depressant activity of chloral hydrate. Synonym: trichloroethyl alcohol. (05 Mar 2000) |
| trihydric alcohol | An alcohol containing three OH groups; e.g., glycerol. (05 Mar 2000) |