ALCOOLE
\ˈalkuːl], \ˈalkuːl], \ˈa_l_k_uː_l]\
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A name given, in the new French pharmaceutical nomenclature, to medicines resulting from the solvent action of alcohol on different substances, or from its admixture with liquids which unite with it in all proportions. See Tincture.
By Robley Dunglison
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