Alcoholic solution
1alcoholic solution — a solution in which alcohol is used as the solvent …
2Solution — This article is about chemical solutions. For other uses, see Solution (disambiguation). Making a saline water solution by dissolving table salt (NaCl) in water. The salt is the solute and the water the solvent. In chemistry, a solution is a… …
3solution — 1. The incorporation of a solid, a liquid, or a gas in a liquid or noncrystalline solid resulting in a homogeneous single phase. See dispersion, suspension. 2. Generally, an aqueous s. of a nonvolatile substance. 3 …
4Alcoholic fermentation — Fermentation Fer men*ta tion (f[ e]r m[e^]n*t[=a] sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F. fermentation.] 1. The process of undergoing an effervescent change, as by the action of yeast; in a wider sense (Physiol. Chem.), the transformation of an organic substance… …
5lugol's solution — ˈlüˌgȯlz noun Usage: usually capitalized L Etymology: after J. G. A. Lugol died 1851 French physician : a deep brown aqueous solution that has an odor of iodine, that contains approximately 5 grams of iodine and 10 grams of potassium iodide in… …
6Gravity (alcoholic beverage) — A floating hydrometer in use to test the specific gravity of beer Gravity, in the context of fermenting alcoholic beverages, refers to the specific gravity, or relative density compared to water, of the wort or must at various stages in the… …
7fluid extract — alcoholic solution of a vegetable drug; concentrated solution drawn out from a fruit vegetable or other source …
8spirit — 1. An alcoholic liquor stronger than wine, obtained by distillation. 2. Any distilled liquid. 3. An alcoholic or hydroalcoholic solution of volatile substances; some spirits are used as flavoring agents, others have medicinal value. SYN …
9Reagent — A substance used to produce a chemical reaction to detect, measure, produce, etc. other substances. * * * Any substance added to a solution of another substance to participate in a chemical reaction. [Mod. L. reagens] amino acid r. a r. used in… …
10essence — 1. The true characteristic or substance of a body. 2. An element. 3. A fluidextract. 4. An alcoholic solution, or spirit, of the volatile oil of a plant. 5. Any volatile subs …
