'alcohol' definitions:

Definition of 'alcohol'

From: WordNet
noun
A liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent; "alcohol (or drink) ruined him" [syn: alcohol, alcoholic drink, alcoholic beverage, intoxicant, inebriant]
noun
Any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation

Definition of 'alcohol'

From: GCIDE
  • ethanol \eth"an*ol\ ([e^]th"[a^]n*[add]l), n. (Chem.) The organic compound C2H5.OH, the common alcohol which is the intoxicating agent in beer, wine, and other fermented and distilled liquors; called also ethyl alcohol. It is used pure or denatured as a solvent or in medicines and colognes and cleaning solutions, or mixed in gasoline as a fuel for automobiles, and as a rocket fuel (as in the V-2 rocket).
  • Syn: ethyl alcohol, fermentation alcohol, grain alcohol. [WordNet 1.5]