etílico
ethylic
adjective eh-TEE-lee-koh Rare
Origin: From Greek aithēr (ether) via chemistry
Also means
alcoholic
Usage Note
Etílico is primarily a scientific adjective meaning 'relating to ethyl'; alcohol etílico is the chemical name for drinkable alcohol (ethanol), distinguishing it from alcohol metílico (methanol, which is toxic). In colloquial speech, coma etílico (alcoholic coma) is a common fixed phrase heard in medical and news contexts.
Examples
"El paciente ingresó en coma etílico al hospital."
Natural Translation
The patient was admitted to the hospital in an alcoholic coma.
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