Synonym of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome

temperance, against the excessive consumption of alcohol

plural of amino alcohol

(chemistry) A water-soluble synthetic polymer prepared by partial or complete hydrolysis of polyvinyl acetate to remove acetate groups, having many uses, including as an adhesive and surfactant and in freshwater angling.

(chemistry) A polyol

(organic chemistry) Any organic compound containing both an amino and an aliphatic hydroxyl functional group.

(organic chemistry) An isomer of amyl alcohol, 3-methyl-1-butanol, found in trace amounts in wine; used industrially in the preparation of isoamyl nitrite.

(organic chemistry) Any of the isomers of pentanol, C₅H₁₁OH; the principal constituent of fusel oil.

a mixture of 100 parts ethanol and 3 parts of glacial acetic acid used as a histological fixative

(biochemistry) A hydrogenated form of carbohydrate, whose carbonyl group has been reduced to a primary or secondary hydroxyl group; sugar alcohols are commonly used as sugar substitutes in food, often in combination with artificial sweeteners.