Kohl (cosmetics)
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Kohl is a cosmetic product traditionally made by crushing stibnite. Modern kohl formulations often contain galena, and in some cases charcoal or other pigments. Kohl is similar to eyeliner, and is wid
Eye shot of a woman with kohl
Ancient kohl cosmetic tube from western Iran, dated 800–500 BCE
Ancient Egyptian women wearing kohl, from a tomb mural in Thebes (1420–1375 BCE)
Ancient Egyptian kohl pot and stick, 1800-200 BCE
Alcohol (chemistry)
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In chemistry, an alcohol is a type of organic compound that carries at least one hydroxyl functional group bound to a saturated carbon atom. Alcohols range from the simple, like methanol and ethanol,
Kohl (cosmetics)
…كُحْل; also transliterated kuhl), traced to the triliteral root k-ḥ-l (ك-ح-ل). Kohl's Arabic name also survives in English by a second route: the word alcohol comes from the same Arabic root (ultimately the verb kahala, "to stain" or "to paint") transmitted through Middle Latin and French, The word originally…
Examples of Nomenclature of Alcohols