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Alcohol vs Soap - What's the difference?

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In uncountable terms the difference between alcohol and soap

is that alcohol is an intoxicating beverage made by the fermentation of sugar or sugar-containing material while soap is a substance able to mix with both oil and water, used for cleaning, often in the form of a solid bar or in liquid form, derived from fats or made {{l/en|synthetically}.

As nouns the difference between alcohol and soap

is that alcohol is any of a class of organic compounds (such as ethanol) containing a hydroxyl functional group (-OH) while soap is a substance able to mix with both oil and water, used for cleaning, often in the form of a solid bar or in liquid form, derived from fats or made {{l/en|synthetically}.

As a verb soap is

to apply soap to in washing.

As an acronym SOAP is

{{context|lang=en|computing}} acronym of lang=en|simple object access protocol A standard Internet protocol for exchanging structured information in a distributed environment.

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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    soap

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (obsolete)

    Noun

  • (uncountable) a substance able to mix with both oil and water, used for cleaning, often in the form of a solid bar or in liquid form, derived from fats or made
  • I tried washing my hands with soap, but the stain wouldn't go away.
  • (chemistry) a metallic
  • a conversation
  • (slang) purposes
  • (countable, informal)
  • (countable, informal)
  • References

    * The Free Dictionary definitions from various other dictionaries

    Derived terms

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    See also

    * body wash * shampoo * shower gel * washball

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To apply soap to in washing.
  • Be sure to soap yourself well before rinsing.
  • (informal) To cover, lather or in any other form treat with soap, often as a prank.
  • Those kids soaped my windows!
  • (informal) To be discreet about (a topic).
  • (slang, dated) To flatter; to wheedle.
  • Synonyms

    * (to be discreet about) soft soap, sugar soap, soft-pedal, downplay

    See also

    * (soap)

    Anagrams

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