Associations to the word «Alcoholate»
Wiktionary
ALCOHOLATE, noun. (obsolete) (chemistry) A crystalline salt containing alcohol in place of water of crystallization.
ALCOHOLATE, noun. An alcoholic extract of plant material; a tincture.
ALCOHOLATE, noun. (organic chemistry) An alkoxide.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.