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Alcohol vs Booze - What's the difference?

alcohol | booze |

As nouns the difference between alcohol and booze

is that alcohol is any of a class of organic compounds (such as ethanol) containing a hydroxyl functional group (-OH) while booze is any alcoholic beverage.

As a verb booze is

to drink alcohol.

alcohol

English

(wikipedia alcohol)

Noun

  • (organic chemistry, countable) Any of a class of organic compounds (such as ethanol) containing a hydroxyl functional group (-OH).
  • (uncountable) An intoxicating beverage made by the fermentation of sugar or sugar-containing material.
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  • (obsolete) Any very fine powder.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * -holic * -holism * -ol * alcohol abuse * alcoholic * alcoholism * low-alcohol * non-alcoholic * nonalcoholic

    References

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    booze

    English

    (wikipedia booze)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (slang) Any alcoholic beverage.

    • Synonyms

    * grog; see also

    Derived terms

    * booze bus * booze can * booze cruise * boozehound * boozer

    See also

    * piss * plonk

    Verb

    (booz)
  • (slang) To drink alcohol.
    • We were out all night boozing until we dragged ourselves home hung over.
  • * Hugh Reginald Haweis
    • This is better than boozing in public houses.