Measure
Proof
Proof noun - A measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume).
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- Proof is a measure of how much alcohol is in a beverage, and cutting it in half gives you the percentage.
Source: Unit Confusion -
This manga provides example of: Acid Pool: They try to kill Baoh with one of these, adding a group of acid-proof Giant Spiders for good measure.
Source: Manga / Baoh - Feeling began to return, and with it a measure of pain, the proof of life.
Source: Literature / Monstrumologist
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