| alcohol-related disorders | Mental disorders related or resulting from abuse or mis-use of alcohol. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| alcohol-soluble eosin | See: ethyl eosin. Synonym: alcohol-soluble eosin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alcohol sulfotransferase | <enzyme> Catalyses the transfer of sulfate from adenosine 3'-phosphate 5'-phosphosulfate to a wide variety of hydroxysteroids Registry number: EC 2.8.2.2 Synonym: 21-hydroxysteroid sulfotransferase, hydroxysteroid sulfotransferase, 3 beta-hydroxysteroid sulphotransferase, steroid sulfokinase, steroid alcohol sulfotransferase, 3-hydroxysteroid sulfotransferase, st2a1 hydroxysteroid sulfotransferase, st2a2 hydroxysteroid sulfotransferase (26 Jun 1999) |
| alcohol withdrawal | <psychiatry> A clinical syndrome that results from the abstinence of alcohol consumption. Seen in those with habitual long-term or heavy alcohol use history. (27 Sep 1997) |
| alcohol withdrawal delirium | An acute organic mental disorder due to recent cessation or reduction in alcohol consumption with the essential characteristic being delirium. Autonomic hyperactivity - that is, tachycardia, sweating, and elevated blood pressure - is also present. It was formerly called delirium tremens. (12 Dec 1998) |
| allyl alcohol | CH2==CHCH2OH; 2-propenol;a colourless liquid of pungent odour used in making resins and plasticisers; highly irritating to mucous membranes and readily absorbed, causing depression and coma. Synonym: vinyl carbinol. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amyl alcohol | 1-pentanol;used as a solvent for varnishes and oils; highly toxic, with irritating vapors. See: fusel oil. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anhydrous alcohol | Water having been removed. Synonym: anhydrous alcohol. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aryl-alcohol oxidase | <enzyme> Flavoprotein acting on a variety of benzyl, cinnamyl, naphthyl and aliphatic unsaturated alcohols Registry number: EC 1.1.3.7 (26 Jun 1999) |
| benzyl alcohol | <chemical> A colourless liquid with a sharp burning taste and slight odour. It is used as a local anaesthetic and to reduce pain associated with lidocaine injection. Also, it is used in the manufacture of other benzyl compounds, as a pharmaceutic aid, and in perfumery and flavoring. Pharmacological action: anaesthetics, local, pharmaceutic aid. (12 Dec 1998) |
| benzyl alcohol dehydrogenase | <enzyme> Catalyses the oxidation of benzyl alcohol to yield benzaldehyde Registry number: EC 1.1.1.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| bile alcohol | One of a group of polyhydroxylated alcohols derived from cholestane. (05 Mar 2000) |
| butanol, butyl alcohol | An alcohol with the chemical formula CH3(CH2)30H. It is formed during anaerobic fermentation using bacteria to convert the sugars to butanol and carbon dioxide. (05 Dec 1998) |
| butyl alcohol | C4H9OH;several isomeric forms are known: (05 Mar 2000) |
| vanillyl-alcohol oxidase | <enzyme> From penicillium simplicissimum; contains fad; forms vanillin or 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde, respectively, from vanillyl alcohol or 4-hydroxybenzyl alcohol Registry number: EC 1.1.3.- Synonym: 4-hydroxybenzyl alcohol oxidase (26 Jun 1999) |