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Alcohol. (Word Corner).(Brief Article)
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Orignally alcohol was a powder, not a drink. The word alcohol is from the Arabic al-kuhl, meaning 'the kohl'. Kohl was made form powedered antimony, a metallic, chemical element. Subsequently the word alcohol was used for any spirit produced by distillation , and later still for nay intoxicating drink regardless for whether produced by…
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Alcohol. (Word Corner).(Brief Article)
Orignally alcohol was a powder, not a drink. The word alcohol is from the Arabic al-kuhl, meaning 'the kohl...antimony, a metallic, chemical element. Subsequently the word alcohol was used for any spirit produced by distillation , and... |
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Junk talk. (Language Corner).(Brief Article)
...goods. Decades ago I found the word Schmatten in a Zurich weekly...textile business. This is a word not contained in any German...the Volstead Act prohibiting alcohol consumption was repealed, American...actually derived from the Polish word szmata (a "rag," or piece... |
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Mormons and Moguls.(Salt Lake City, Utah)(Brief Article)
...to find in this quiet little corner of America's West? For one...certainly renowned for spreading its word with missionary zeal. "We...competition venues will serve alcohol. What's more, Salt Lake...Western-themed events at which alcohol will be sold. Po |
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Spirited liquor promotions on tap for the summer; Marketers flooding city with...
...skyscraper walls to subway cars, from corner bars to top restaurants, beverage companies...TriBeCa Grand Hotel on June 12. Their word-of-mouth, the thinking goes, can...that their children are getting hooked on alcohol by cool-seeming messages. An outcry... |
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A brief history of the GMPs for pharmaceuticals
...previous version of this article was published in BioPharm...future tragedies. This article is not an all-inclusive...adults often contained alcohol, opium, or morphine...Over the years, the word adulterated has been...was waiting around the corner that would make her case... |
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The bleak houses of Robert Stone
...and booze. "In the brief course of his waking...had consumed Valium, alcohol and cocaine." Walker...as "trash - a soiled article, past repair." Yet...lurking around each corner, perched on the furniture...will have to take her word for this, and was glad... |
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