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    What's the difference between alcohol and spirits?

    Question #21354. Asked by Hicup. (Aug 12 02 8:40 AM)


    Friar Tuck

    		Strengths of spirits are measured by the amount of alcohol they contain.

    Aug 12 02, 8:43 AM
    Gnomon

    		Alcohol is a chemical compound which has an intoxicating effect on humans. Alcohol is found in many drinks, including beer, wine and spirits. Spirits are drinks such as whiskey, brandy etc which have a high amount of alcohol in them, for example, more than 30%. The correct name for them is spirits.

    Aug 12 02, 12:05 PM
    Brainy Blonde

    		Brainy Blonde says:

    Spirits n : distilled rather than fermented - syn: liquor, booze, hard drink,
    hard liquor, John Barleycorn, strong drink

    Source: WordNet 1.6, 1997 Princeton University
    http://www.dictionary.com/search?q=spirits

    Mon Aug 12 18:05:41 CDT 2002 (Delete Entry)
    (Reposted to fix characters - McG)

    Aug 28 02, 4:53 PM

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