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  2. Alcohol (chemistry) - Wikipedia

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    The term alcohol originally referred to the primary alcohol ethanol (ethyl alcohol), which is used as a drug and is the main alcohol present in alcoholic drinks. The suffix -ol appears in the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) chemical name of all substances where the hydroxyl group is the functional group with the ...

  3. Liquor - Wikipedia

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    Liquor generally has an alcohol concentration higher than 30% when bottled, and before being diluted for bottling, it typically has a concentration over 50%. Beer and wine , which are not distilled, typically have a maximum alcohol content of about 15% ABV, as most yeasts cannot metabolize when the concentration of alcohol is above this level ...

  4. Beer chemistry - Wikipedia

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    Water can often play, directly or indirectly, a very important role in the way a beer tastes, [2] [4] as it is the main ingredient. The ion species present in water can affect the metabolic pathways of yeast , and thus the metabolites one can taste.

  5. Pharmacology of ethanol - Wikipedia

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    Ethanol is highly water-soluble and diffuses passively throughout the entire body, including the brain. Soon after ingestion, it begins to be metabolized, 90% or more by the liver. One standard drink is sufficient to almost completely saturate the liver's capacity to metabolize alcohol.[citation needed] The main metabolite is acetaldehyde, a ...

  6. Ethanol - Wikipedia

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    Ethanol (also called ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol, drinking alcohol, or simply alcohol) is an organic compound with the chemical formula CH 3 CH 2 OH. It is an alcohol, with its formula also written as C 2 H 5 OH, C 2 H 6 O or EtOH, where Et stands for ethyl. Ethanol is a volatile, flammable, colorless liquid with a characteristic wine-like ...

  7. Black liquor - Wikipedia

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    The black liquor comprises 15% solids by weight of which two thirds are organic chemicals and the remainder are inorganic. [3] Normally the organics in black liquor are 40-45% soaps, [4] 35-45% lignin and 10-15% other organics. The organic matter in the black liquor is made up of water/alkali soluble degradation components from the wood. [1]

  8. Ethanol fermentation - Wikipedia

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    Alcohol products: Natural sugars present in grapes; Fermented: Wine , cider and perry are produced by similar fermentation of natural sugar in apples and pears , respectively; and other fruit wines are produced from the fermentation of the sugars in any other kinds of fruit.

  9. List of alcoholic drinks - Wikipedia

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    An alcoholic drink is a drink that contains ethanol, commonly known as alcohol. Alcoholic drinks are divided into three general classes: beers , wines , and distilled beverages . They are legally consumed in most countries, and over one hundred countries have laws regulating their production, sale, and consumption. [ 1 ]