Alcohol vs Booze - What's the difference?
alcohol | booze |
(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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, title= (obsolete) Any very fine powder.
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(slang) Any alcoholic beverage.
(slang) To drink alcohol.
* Hugh Reginald Haweis
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
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Synonyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* -holic * -holism * -ol * alcohol abuse * alcoholic * alcoholism * low-alcohol * non-alcoholic * nonalcoholicReferences
booze
English
(wikipedia booze)Noun
(-)Synonyms
* grog; see alsoDerived terms
* booze bus * booze can * booze cruise * boozehound * boozerSee also
* piss * plonkVerb
(booz)- We were out all night boozing until we dragged ourselves home hung over.
- This is better than boozing in public houses.