ALCOHOLATE
\ˈalkəhˌɒle͡ɪt], \ˈalkəhˌɒleɪt], \ˈa_l_k_ə_h_ˌɒ_l_eɪ_t]\
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1. A tincture or other preparation containing alcohol. 2. A chemical compound in which an atom of hydrogen in alcohol is replaced by an atom of an alkaline metal.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
By William R. Warner
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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Any one of a class of medicines which differ from alcoholic tinctures, first, in that the solvent contains the volatile principles of medicinal substances, and, second, in the mode of preparation, which consists in impregnating the alcohol with medicinal principles, first by maceration and then by distillation.
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A chemical compound in which one atom of hydrogen in the alcohol is replaced by metal.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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