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• Dehydration — Excessive loss of body water. Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract that cause vomiting or diarrhea may, for example, lead to dehydration. There are a number of other causes of dehydration including heat exposure, prolonged vigorous exercise… …   Medical dictionary

• dehydration — n. 1) loss or deficiency of water in body tissues. The condition may result from inadequate water intake and/or from excessive removal of water from the body; for example, by sweating, vomiting, or diarrhoea. Symptoms include great thirst, nausea …   The new mediacal dictionary

• Alcohol dehydrogenase — Crystallographic structure of the homodimer of human ADH5.[1] Identifiers …   Wikipedia

• alcohol — /al keuh hawl , hol /, n. 1. Also called ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol, ethanol, fermentation alcohol. a colorless, limpid, volatile, flammable, water miscible liquid, C2H5OH, having an etherlike odor and pungent, burning taste, the intoxicating… …   Universalium

• Alcohol — This article is about the generic chemistry term. For the kind of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages, see Ethanol. For beverages containing alcohol, see Alcoholic beverage. For other uses, see Alcohol (disambiguation) …   Wikipedia

• dehydration — 01. Sea animals must retain moisture when the tide is low in order to prevent [dehydration]. 02. Athletes competing in very hot climates have to be very careful not to become [dehydrated]. 03. We [dehydrated] some fruit in the oven to take on our …   Grammatical examples in English

• Dehydration — This article is about the medical condition. For the removal of water through chemical or physical means, see desiccation. For the chemical reaction, see dehydration reaction. For food preservation by dehydration, see drying (food). Dehydration… …   Wikipedia

• alcohol consumption — Introduction  the drinking of beverages containing ethyl alcohol. alcoholic beverages are consumed largely for their physiological and psychological effects, but they are often consumed within specific social contexts and may even be a part of… …   Universalium

• ethyl alcohol — Chem. alcohol (def. 1). [1865 70] * * * ▪ chemical compound also called  ethanol,  grain alcohol , or  alcohol        a member of a class of organic compounds that are given the general name alcohols; its molecular formula is C2H5OH. Ethyl… …   Universalium

• Short-term effects of alcohol — on the human body can take many forms. The drug alcohol, specifically ethanol, is a central nervous system depressant with a range of side effects. The amount and circumstances of consumption play a large part in determining the extent of… …   Wikipedia

• Bioconversion of biomass to mixed alcohol fuels — The bioconversion of biomass to mixed alcohol fuels can be accomplished using the MixAlco process. Through bioconversion of biomass to a mixed alcohol fuel, more energy from the biomass will end up as liquid fuels than in converting biomass to… …   Wikipedia