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Alcohol vs Cyperusol - What's the difference?

alcohol | cyperusol |

As nouns the difference between alcohol and cyperusol

is that alcohol is while cyperusol is (organic compound) a sesquiterpene alcohol that is a constituent of the egyptian herbal medicine cyperus longus .

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

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    cyperusol

    English

    Noun

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  • (organic compound) A sesquiterpene alcohol that is a constituent of the Egyptian herbal medicine Cyperus longus