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alcohol by volume

alcohol by volume noun: a standard measure of the amount of alcohol contained in a given volume of an alcoholic beverage, usually defined as the number of millilitres of pure ethanol present in 100 millilitres of solution at 20 °C (68 °F).

Noun

alcohol by volume (uncountable)

  1. A standard measure of the amount of alcohol contained in a given volume of an alcoholic beverage, usually defined as the number of millilitres of pure ethanol present in 100 millilitres of solution at 20 °C (68 °F).

Questions about alcohol by volume

What does alcohol by volume mean?
Alcohol by volume means a standard measure of the amount of alcohol contained in a given volume of an alcoholic beverage, usually defined as the number of millilitres of pure ethanol present in 100 millilitres of solution at 20 °C (68 °F).
What part of speech is alcohol by volume?
Alcohol by volume is a noun.

Words near alcohol by volume in the dictionary

  1. alcohol abuse
  2. alcohol addiction
  3. alcohol addictions
  4. alcohol burner
  5. alcohol burners
  6. alcohol by volume
  7. alcohol clamp
  8. alcohol dehydrogenase
  9. alcohol enema
  10. alcohol enemas
  11. alcohol flush reaction

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