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Alcohol vs Fluorenol - What's the difference?

alcohol | fluorenol |

As nouns the difference between alcohol and fluorenol

is that alcohol is while fluorenol is (organic compound) an alcohol derivative of fluorene.

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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    fluorenol

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic compound) An alcohol derivative of fluorene.