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Thinner vs Alcohol - What's the difference?

thinner | alcohol |

As nouns the difference between thinner and alcohol

is that thinner is a liquid substance used to thin the consistency of another liquid while alcohol is any of a class of organic compounds (such as ethanol) containing a hydroxyl functional group (-OH).

As an adjective thinner

is comparative of thin.

thinner

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (thin)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A liquid substance used to thin the consistency of another liquid.
    • ''Turpentine or mineral spirits can be used as a thinner for oil based paints.
  • Something that thins.
    • ''Pomegranate juice and exercise are great natural blood thinners .
    The new type of mechanical thinner allowed thinning of peach blossoms to be completed earlier.
    A solid mane thinner is indispensable in finishing the looks of your horse.

    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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