nonalcohol

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adjective

Not containing alcohol; nonalcoholic.

“We ordered nonalcohol beverages.”

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

adjectivenonalcohol (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot containing alcohol; nonalcoholic.

    We ordered nonalcohol beverages.

  2. not comparableNot pertaining to alcohol.
nounnonalcohol (plural nonalcohols)

plural nonalcohols

  1. A chemical compound that is not an alcohol.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  15. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  16. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  17. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  18. Medieval Latinalcoho
  19. Middle Englishalcofol
  20. Englishalcohol
  21. Englishnonalcohol

From non- + alcohol.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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