A colloid or solution containing alcohol as a dispersing medium instead of water.
From alcohol combined with the suffix -sol (from solution), mimicking the structure of words like 'hydrosol.' This is a technical chemistry term created in the late 19th century.
Alcosols are chemistry's way of using alcohol as a clever solvent instead of water—they're used in some medicines and specialty coatings because alcohol behaves very differently from water.
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