| AOB | accessory olfactory bulb; alcohol on breath |
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| 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... |
| ARBD | alcohol-related birth defects |
| 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) |
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| 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) |
| ethyl alcohol | <chemical, drug> Grain alcohol, made from sugar, starch and other carbohydrates by fermentation, has sedative properties (27 Sep 1997) |
| UDPglucose-coniferyl-alcohol glucosyltransferase | <enzyme> Forms coniferin (coniferyl alcohol 7-o-beta-d-glucopyranoside) Registry number: EC 2.4.1.- Synonym: udpcagtransferase (26 Jun 1999) |
| farnesene alcohol | <chemical> A colourless liquid extracted from oils of plants such as citronella, neroli, cyclamen, and tuberose. It is an intermediate step in the biological synthesis of cholesterol from mevalonic acid in verterbrates. It has a delicate odour and is used in perfumery. Chemical name: 2,6,10-Dodecatrien-1-ol, 3,7,11-trimethyl- (12 Dec 1998) |
| ketone alcohol | A compound containing a carbonyl or ketone group as well as a hydroxyl group; e.g., dihydroxyacetone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fatty alcohol | A long chain alcohol, analogous to the fatty acids, of which the fatty alcohol may be viewed as a reduction product; e.g., octadecanol from stearic acid. It is often found esterified in waxes. Synonym: wax alcohol. (05 Mar 2000) |