Part 292

<h1>Alcoholic</h1> <Xpage=37>

<hw>Al`co*hol"ic</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A person given to the use of alcoholic liquors.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Alcoholic liquors.</def>

<h1>Alcoholism</h1> <Xpage=37>

<hw>Al"co*hol*ism</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>alcoolisme</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A diseased condition of the system, brought about by the continued use of alcoholic liquors.</def>

<h1>Alcoholization</h1> <Xpage=37>

<hw>Al`co*hol`i*za"tion</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>alcoolisation</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The act of reducing a substance to a fine or impalpable powder.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Johnson.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The act rectifying spirit.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Saturation with alcohol; putting the animal system under the influence of alcoholic liquor.</def>

<h1>Alcoholize</h1> <Xpage=37>

<hw>Al"co*hol*ize</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Alcoholized</er> <tt>(#)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Alcoholizing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>alcooliser</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To reduce to a fine powder.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Johnson.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To convert into alcohol; to rectify; also, to saturate with alcohol.</def>

<h1>Alcoholometer, Alcoholmeter</h1> <Xpage=37>

<hw><hw>Al`co*hol*om"e*ter</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <hw>Al`co*hol"me*ter</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Alcohol</ets> + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An instrument for determining the strength of spirits, with a scale graduated so as to indicate the percentage of pure alcohol, either by weight or volume. It is usually a form of hydrometer with a special scale.</def>

<mhw><h1>Alcoholometric, Alcoholometrical, Alcoholmetrical</h1> <Xpage=37>

<hw>Al`co*hol`o*met"ric</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <hw>Al`co*hol`o*met"ric*al</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <hw>Al`co*hol*met"ric*al</hw> <tt>(#)</tt></mhw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Relating to the alcoholometer or alcoholometry.</def>

<blockquote>The <b>alcoholometrical</b> strength of spirituous liquors. <i>Ure.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Alcoholometry</h1> <Xpage=37>

<hw>Al`co*hol"om"e*try</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The process or method of ascertaining the proportion of pure alcohol which spirituous liquors contain.</def>

<mhw><h1>Alcohometer, n., Alcohometric</h1> <Xpage=37>

<hw>Al`co*hom"e*ter</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>, <hw>Al`co*ho*met"ric</hw></mhw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Same as <er>Alcoholometer</er>, <er>Alcoholometric</er>.</def>

<h1>Alco\'94metry</h1> <Xpage=37>

<hw>Al`co*\'94m"e*try</hw> <tt><tt>(#)</tt></tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Alcoholometry</er>.</def>

<note>&hand; The chemists say <tt>alcom\'8atre,</tt> <i>alcoom\'8atrie</i>, doubtless by the suppression of a syllable in order to avoid a disagreeable sequence of sounds. (Cf. <er>Idolatry</er>.)</note>

<i>Littr\'82.</i>

<h1>Alcoran</h1> <Xpage=37>