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Definition of blood alcohol concentration
blood alcohol concentration
Plural:blood alcohol concentrations
• noun
1
A measure of the amount of alcohol present in a person's bloodstream, typically expressed as a percentage of mass per volume of blood and used for medical or legal assessment of intoxication.
Example
"The driver's blood alcohol concentration was well below the legal limit when tested by the officer."
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Blood alcohol concentration. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/blood-alcohol-concentration