Alcoholization

/ælkəhɒlɪˈzeɪʃən/ noun

Definition

The process of converting a substance into alcohol, typically through fermentation, or treating something with alcohol.

Etymology

From 'alcohol' plus '-ization,' American spelling of the British 'alcoholisation,' a technical term from 19th-century industrial chemistry.

Kelly Says

Alcoholization is the scientific name for what brewers and winemakers do—but it's also used to describe adding alcohol to medicines and extracts for preservation.

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