Alcohol

Here are entered works on ethyl alcohol used as a beverage or a pharmaceutical preparation. Works on ethyl alcohol as a chemical compound are entered under [Ethanol.]
URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85003268
- info:lc/authorities/sh85003268
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85003268#concept
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
- Library of Congress Subject Headings
Collection Membership(s)
Variants
- Drinking alcohol
- Grain alcohol
- Potable alcohol
- Intoxicants
Broader Terms
- Alcohols
Narrower Terms
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
- http://stitch.cs.vu.nl/vocabularies/rameau/ark:/12148/cb119338383
- http://content.glin.gov/subjectTerm/464
Sources
- found: Medical dictionary, The free dictionary, Aug. 24, 2009: (Alcohol: a pharmaceutical preparation of ethanol, used as a disinfectant, solvent, and preservative)
- found: Ency. Britannica online, Aug. 24, 2009 (Ethyl alcohol is the intoxicating ingredient in many alcoholic beverages)
LC Classification
- QD305.A4
- TP593
General Notes
- Here are entered works on ethyl alcohol used as a beverage or a pharmaceutical preparation. Works on ethyl alcohol as a chemical compound are entered under [Ethanol.]
Example Notes
- Note under [Ethanol]
Change Notes
- 1986-02-11: new
- 2010-05-13: revised

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