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alcoholate

[ al-kuh-haw-leyt, -ho-; al-kuh-haw-lit, -hol-it ]

/ ˈæl kə hɔˌleɪt, -hɒ-; ˌæl kəˈhɔ lɪt, -ˈhɒl ɪt /

noun Chemistry.

any of a class of compounds, analogous to hydrates, containing chemically combined alcohol, as chloral alcoholate, C4Cl3H7O2.

alkoxide.

Origin of alcoholate

First recorded in 1860–65; alcohol + -ate²

Words nearby alcoholate

alcock's canal, alcohol, alcohol dehydrogenase, alcohol dependence, alcohol-free, alcoholate, alcoholic, alcoholic cirrhosis, alcoholic psychosis, alcoholicity, alcoholics anonymous

Example sentences from the Web for alcoholate

The mixture of spirit, water and flavouring matters which distils over is termed the “alcoholate.”

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 6 |Various
The first, by which liqueurs of the highest class are prepared, is the “distillation” or “alcoholate” process.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 6 |Various