dealcoholization

noun

The removal of alcohol from something, especially from a histological sample that has been previously treated with alcohol to remove water

OriginEnglish alcoholization ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho →
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Meanings

noundealcoholization (plural dealcoholizations)

plural dealcoholizations

  1. The removal of alcohol from something, especially from a histological sample that has been previously treated with alcohol to remove water

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  8. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  9. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  10. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  11. Medieval Latinalcoho
  12. Middle Englishalcofol
  13. Englishalcohol
  14. Englishalcoholization
  15. Englishdealcoholization

From de- + alcoholization.

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APA

dealcoholization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dealcoholization

MLA

“dealcoholization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dealcoholization. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dealcoholization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dealcoholization.

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