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alcohol by volume

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.37 in modern English

Syllables
al-co-hol by vol-ume
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A standard measure of the amount of alcohol contained in a given volume of an alcoholic beverage, usually defined as the number of millilitres of pure ethanol present in 100 millilitres of solution at 20 °C (68 °F).

Uncountable

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ABV proof ABW

Questions

What does alcohol by volume mean?
A standard measure of the amount of alcohol contained in a given volume of an alcoholic beverage, usually defined as the number of millilitres of pure ethanol present in 100 millilitres of solution at 20 °C (68 °F).

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