alcohol vapours

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• absinthism and hallucinations —    The term absinthism is indebted to the French noun absinthe, which in turn derives from the Greek noun apsinthion (wormwood). It has various connotations, referring either to the habitual ingestion of absinth or to a group of symptoms… …   Dictionary of Hallucinations

• distilled liquor — Alcoholic beverage obtained by distillation from wine or other fermented fruit juice or from various cereal grains that have first been brewed. The essential ingredient is usually a natural sugar or a starchy substance that may be easily… …   Universalium

• Bombay Sapphire — Infobox Beverage name = Bombay Sapphire type = Gin abv = 47.0% proof = 94 manufacturer = Bombay Spirits Co., Ltd. distributor = Bacardi origin = Cheshire, England introduced = 1987 discontinued = colour = Clear flavour = variants = related =… …   Wikipedia

• Edmund Davy — FRS (1785 5 Nov1857)Christopher F. Lindsey, ‘Davy, Edmund (1785–1857)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/7311 accessed 6 April 2008] ] was a professor of Chemistry at… …   Wikipedia

• vinificator — /ˈvɪnəfəkeɪtə/ (say vinuhfuhkaytuh) noun a condenser for alcohol vapours escaping from fermenting wine. {vini (combining form of Latin vīnum wine) + Latin ficātor maker} …  

• distilled spirit — ▪ alcoholic beverage Introduction also called  distilled liquor,    alcoholic beverage (such as brandy, whisky, rum, or arrack) that is obtained by distillation from wine or other fermented fruit or plant juice or from a starchy material (such as …   Universalium

• poison — poisoner, n. poisonless, adj. poisonlessness, n. /poy zeuhn/, n. 1. a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health. 2. something harmful or pernicious, as to happiness or well being: the poison of slander. 3.… …   Universalium

• Poppers — For other uses, see Popper (disambiguation). Variety of popper brands Poppers is a slang term for various alkyl nitrites inhaled for recreational purposes, particularly isopropyl nitrite (2 propyl nitrite) and isobutyl nitrite (2 methylpropyl… …   Wikipedia

• petroleum refining — Introduction  conversion of crude oil into useful products. History Distillation of kerosene and naphtha       The refining of crude petroleum owes its origin to the successful drilling of the first oil well in Titusville, Pa., in 1859. Prior to… …   Universalium

• industrial glass — Introduction       solid material that is normally lustrous and transparent in appearance and that shows great durability under exposure to the natural elements. These three properties lustre, transparency, and durability make glass a favoured… …   Universalium

• carboxylic acid — Chem. any organic acid containing one or more carboxyl groups. [1900 05; CARBOXYL + IC] * * * Any organic compound with the general chemical formula ―COOH in which a carbon (C) atom is bonded to an oxygen (O) atom by a double bond to make a… …   Universalium