vocht

Definitions of vocht
  1. noun
    fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume
    synonyms: nat, nattigheid
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    bluswater, majem, water, zwemwater
    binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
    gemeentepils, kraanwater, leidingwater
    water directly from the spigot
    afwaswater, ezelinnemelk, ezelinnenmelk, slootwater
    water in which dishes and cooking utensils are washed
    wijwater
    water that has been blessed by a priest for use in symbolic purification
    bodemwater, bronwater, grondwater, mineraalwater, putwater, sprengwater, welwater
    underground water that is held in the soil and in pervious rocks
    pekel, pekelnat, zeewater
    water containing salts
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    fluïdum
    continuous amorphous matter that tends to flow and to conform to the outline of its container: a liquid or a gas
  2. noun
    a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure
    synonyms: nat, nattigheid, vloeistof
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    drank, drinken
    any liquid suitable for drinking
    ammonia
    a water solution of ammonia
    antivries
    a liquid added to the water in a cooling system to lower its freezing point
    houtazijn
    a red-brown liquid formed in distillation of wood which contains acetic acid, methanol, acetone, wood oils, and tars
    inkt, vulpeninkt
    a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing
    melk
    a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
    alcohol, bedwelmingsmiddel, drank, intoxicant, spiritus, spraakwater
    a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
    appelwijn, cider
    a beverage made from juice pressed from apples
    bonbon, cacao, cacaopoeder, chocola, chocolaatje, chocolade, chocolademelk, chocomel, poederchocola, praline
    a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot
    fruitsap, sapje, vruchtensap, vruchtesap
    drink produced by squeezing or crushing fruit
    mat, schaakmat
    South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate
    fruitsap, sapje, soft drink, softdrink, vruchtensap, vruchtesap
    nonalcoholic beverage (usually carbonated)
    koffie, leut, slemp, slobber
    a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
    thee
    a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
    drinkwater
    water suitable for drinking
    methanol, methylalcohol
    a light volatile flammable poisonous liquid alcohol; used as an antifreeze and solvent and fuel and as a denaturant for ethyl alcohol
    ethanol
    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; proposed as a renewable clean-burning additive to gasoline
    glycol
    any of a class of alcohols having 2 hydroxyl groups in each molecule
    glycol
    a sweet but poisonous syrupy liquid used as an antifreeze and solvent
    glycerine, glycerol
    a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils
    drukinkt
    a semisolid quick drying ink made especially for use in printing
    schrijfinkt
    any permanent or washable ink used with pens
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    fluïdum
    a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure
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