Definition
A substance or chemical that can produce or generate alcohol through fermentation or chemical reaction.
Etymology
From 'alcohol' and Greek -genes (producing/generating), coined in biochemistry to describe alcohol-producing substrates.
Kelly Says
Sugars are alcogenes—when yeast ferments them, they transform into alcohol, which is why brewers care so much about the exact type of grain or fruit they use.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አልኮሃል ጄን
al-koh-al jen
ARالعربية
جين الكحول
jin al-khul
BNবাংলা
অ্যালকোজেন
al-koh-jen
CACatalà
alcogen
al-koh-gen
CSČeština
alcogen
al-koh-gen
DADansk
alcogen
al-koh-gen
DEDeutsch
Alkogen
al-koh-gen
ELΕλληνικά
αλκογεν
al-ko-gen
ESEspañol
alcogen
al-koh-jen
FISuomi
alcogeni
al-koh-ge-ni
FRFrançais
alcogène
al-ko-jen
GUGU
લોકહોલ જેલ
lo-ka-hol jel
HAHA
gidan alkahola
gi-dan al-ka-ho-la
HEעברית
אלכוג'ן
al-koh-gen
HIहिन्दी
अल्कोजेन
al-koh-jen
HUMagyar
alcogen
al-koh-gen
IDBahasa Indonesia
alcogen
al-koh-jen
IGIG
jele alaka
je-le a-la-ka
ITItaliano
alcogene
al-koh-jen-e
JA日本語
アルコールジェン
arukōru jen
KKKK
алкоголь гелі
alkogol geli
KMKM
ហ្សេលអាល់កូហូល
h'sel al-koh-hool
MSBahasa Melayu
alcogen
al-koh-jen
MYမြန်မာ
အလ்கောဟောလ်ဂျင်
a-l-ka-ho-ol-jen
NLNederlands
alcogen
al-koh-gen
NONorsk
alcogen
al-koh-gen
PLPolski
alcogen
al-koh-gen
PTPortuguês
alcogen
al-koh-jen
RORomână
alcogen
al-koh-gen
RUРусский
алкоген
alkogen
SVSvenska
alcogen
al-koh-gen
SWKiswahili
alokojeni
al-o-ko-je-ni
TAதமிழ்
எதுகால் ஜென்
ethu-kaal jen
TEతెలుగు
మెథనోల్ జెన్
methano-l jen
THไทย
แอลกอฮอล์เจน
al-koh-hol jen
TRTürkçe
alcogen
al-koh-jen
UKУкраїнська
алкоген
alkogen
URاردو
الکحل جن
alkohol jen
VITiếng Việt
alcogien
al-koh-gien
ZUZU
ijelo le-alokholi
ee-je-lo le-a-lo-kho-li