#alcohol  any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation
  supertype:  #liquid  a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure
  subtype:  #methanol__methyl_alcohol__wood_alcohol__wood_spirit  a light volatile flammable poisonous liquid alcohol; used as an antifreeze and solvent and fuel and as a denaturant for ethyl alcohol
  subtype:  #ethyl_alcohol__ethylalcohol__ethanol__fermentationalcohol__grainalcohol  the intoxicating agent in fermented and distilled liquors; used pure or denatured as a solvent or in medicines and colognes and cleaning solutions and rocket fuel
     subtype:  #spirits_of_wine  rectified ethyl alcohol
     subtype:  #absolute_alcohol  pure ethyl alcohol (containing no more than 1% water)
     subtype:  #denatured_alcohol__denaturedalcohol  ethyl alcohol that is unfit for drinking but is still useful for other purposes
        subtype:  #methylated_spirits  ethyl alcohol denatured with methyl alcohol to prevent its use as an alcoholic beverage
  subtype:  #isopropyl_alcohol__isopropanol  alcohol used as antifreeze or a solvent
  subtype:  #allyl_alcohol__allylalcohol__propenyl_alcohol  an unsaturated primary alcohol present in wood spirit; use to make resins and plasticizers and pharmaceuticals
  subtype:  #amyl_alcohol  a mixture of 2 or more isomeric alcohols; used as a solvent and in organic synthesis
  subtype:  #butyl_alcohol__butylalcohol__butanol  a flammable alcohol derived from butanes and used for solvents
  subtype:  #cyclohexanol  a colorless oily alcohol that smells like camphor
  subtype:  #diol__glycol__dihydric_alcohol  any of a class of alcohols having 2 hydroxyl groups in each molecule
  subtype:  #glycerol__glycerin__glycerine  a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils
  subtype:  #lauryl_alcohol__1-dodecanol__1dodecanol  a colorless insoluble solid alcohol used to make detergents and pharmaceuticals
  subtype:  #propanol__propyl_alcohol  a clear colorless volatile liquid (alcohol) used as a solvent and antiseptic
  subtype:  #sterol__steroid_alcohol  any of a group of natural steroid alcohols derived from plants or animals; they are waxy insoluble substances
     subtype:  #cholesterol__cholesterin  an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues
        subtype:  #HDL_cholesterol  the cholesterol in high-density lipoproteins; the `good' cholesterol; a high level in the blood is thought to lower the risk of coronary artery disease
        subtype:  #LDL_cholesterol__ldlcholesterol  the cholesterol in low-density lipoproteins; the `bad' cholesterol; a high level in the blood is thought to be related to various pathogenic conditions
           subtype:  #oxidized_LDL_cholesterol  LDL cholesterol that has been bombarded by free radicals; it is thought to cause atherosclerosis
     subtype:  #ergosterol  a plant sterol that is converted into vitamin D by ultraviolet radiation

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