grain alcohol
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- noun
- /ɡreɪn ˈæl.kə.hɔl/
- Specialized
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alcohol de grano
- The recipe calls for blending in pure grain alcohol to enhance the flavor of the homemade sanitizer.
- pure grain alcohol
- drink pure grain alcohol
- made from grain alcohol
Examples
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Farmers convert heavy wagonloads of grain into grain alcohol in order to save shipping costs and create a commodity that is resistant to rot and loss from insects and rodents.
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For the holiday party, we decided to make punch with 12 fluid ounces of grain alcohol for extra kick.
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This stuff is so strong, they're drinking it with grain alcohol.
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That tastes like grain alcohol and licorice.
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While fruit, vegetable, and grain alcohol is usually safe, alcohol made from wood is not, but it is difficult to tell the difference until too late.
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They blend in pure grain alcohol into avgas to raise its octane for the aircraft.
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Farmers often convert excess crops into grain alcohol as a way to utilize their harvest effectively.
Synonyms
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A chemical liquid used for cleaning, medicine, and industry, like isopropyl or methanol
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A clear flammable liquid that is the alcohol in drinks and used as a fuel and to dissolve things
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A strong liquid made unsafe to drink by adding chemicals used for cleaning and fuel
A clear, flammable liquid used to make drinks like beer and wine and for cleaning and fuel
A liquid made by fermenting sugar that is used in beer, wine, and industry
How Strong
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'alcohol made from grain' is directly and compositionally derivable from combining 'grain' (source material) with 'alcohol' (the substance), following a common noun+noun source relationship. This is a transparent, cross-linguistically frequent construction, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would very likely understand the MWE's basic meaning.
Etymology
Grain alcohol is a name for very pure alcohol made from grain; people let the grain ferment and then heat the liquid to separate the strong alcohol. That's why the term means 'pure alcohol' used to dissolve things, in medicines, or added to fuel.