Hypertext Webster Gateway: "alcoholism"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Alcoholism \Al"co*hol*ism\, n. [Cf. F. alcoolisme.] (Med.)
A diseased condition of the system, brought about by the
continued use of alcoholic liquors.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
alcoholism
n 1: prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading
to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol
such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal
symptoms [syn: {alcohol addiction}, {drunkenness}]
2: an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to
excess [syn: {dipsomania}, {potomania}]
Additional Hypertext Webster Gateway Lookup
Gateway by dict@stokkie.net
stock only wrote the gateway and does not have any control over the contents;
see the Webster Gateway FAQ,
and also the Back-end/database links and credits.