English Explanatory Dictionary

alcoholate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A crystalline salt containing alcohol in place of water of crystallization.
  2. An alcoholic extract of plant material; a tincture.
  3. An alkoxide.

Word forms

alcoholate alcoholates

Etymology

Etymology tree Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol English -ate English alcoholate From alcohol + -ate.

Synonyms

alcoate alcohate
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