alcoholize
verb
Pronunciation: /ˈælkəhəlaɪz/
Definition
Treat or combine with alcohol to alter the chemical properties of a substance.
Examples
The laboratory protocol requires researchers to alcoholize the sample before extraction.
Industrial processes often alcoholize raw materials to create specific solvent bases.
How to Use alcoholize
- alcoholize something with something (collocation)
- The process of adding alcohol to a specific substance. — "The technician must alcoholize the solution with pure ethanol."
- be alcoholized (collocation)
- Passive state of having been treated with alcohol. — "The fibers were alcoholized to improve their texture."
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