What are the Medical Properties of Alcohols and Phenols?
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They have good antiseptic, anti-viral and anti-fungal properties
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rubbing alcohol - isopropyl alcohol, 2-propanol\nCH3CHOHCH3
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I understand why someone might say this but hopefully no doctor recommends this.  HDL is considered good cholesterol and consumption of 1 to 2 ounces (30 to 60 ml - 1 glass wine = 1 beer = 1 ounce 100 proof) of alcohol daily seems to elevate HDL.  It seems to be more true with certain red wines than all alcohol and it is highly variable from person to person and as people do not stop after 1 it is not good advice.  Indeed - I no longer check HDL instead checking sub types as only HDL2 is helpful.  Russo recommends Ruffino Chianti Classico.
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flammability is a physical property of a substance.
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Evaporative cooling. Alcohol evaporates easily. In order to evaporate, the alcohol takes heat away from the skin, reducing the body temperature. It works in the same way sweating does.
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A glass of red wine a day is said to be good for the heart, and blood. Beer will just make you fat!
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The density of alcohol (ethyl) is 0.789 g/mL, so it would take up more space (less dense).  Water is 1 g/mL
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All alcoholic prducts sold for consumption in the uniteds states contain the active ingredient ethanol. CH3CH3OH is the structural formula.\nThe differences between, say, Vodka and rum are in the impurities.  A spiced rum, for example has impurities that change the taste and color of the liquid.
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Alcohol, aldehyde, ketone, or carboxylic acid.
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Phsical properties are things you can see in physical education class, size, shape, color, taste\n\nsmall crystals\nwhite, brown\nhard as in solid at room temp\nsweet
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Ethanol is ethyl alcohol, the pharmacologically active part of beer.  It depends on the "proof" of the alcohol.  Pure alcohol is generally not "edible" (or drinkable) because ethanol forms an azeotrope (a mixture that cannot be separated by distillation) when it is ~95% ethanol and 5% water.  The azeotrope is broken by chemicals that are bad for humans, like benzene.
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Lots of stuff.  Alcohol is a poison --if you drink enough.  It dehydrates you , so i imagine the brain is also dehydrated.  i understand that heavy drinking can kill brain cells, but i don't know how much that source considered to be "heavy."
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isopropyl alcohol, CH3CHOHCH3
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No, they're completely dissimilar compounds.  Alcohols have an OH group, single bonded.  Ethers have an O group in the middle of the carbon chain.  I strongly advice you not to play around with ether.
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Chemical properties of matter are those that relate to how the substance changes in composition or how it interacts with other substances.\nSome examples of chemical properties are: \npaper burns \niron rusts \ngold does not rust \nwood rots \nnitrogen does not burn \nsilver does not react with water \nsodium reacts with water \nIn each of these, the substance's chemical property is its tendency to:\nreact \ntarnish \ncorrode \nexplode
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"Alcohol also affects the brain. Killing large amounts of brain cells the more and more the person consumes. This leads to short-term memory loss and eventually what people call "wet brain". This is when the alcoholic's brain no longer functions properly. This is a pre-vegetable state. The alcoholic can no longer put coherent sentences together or even function their bowels or bladder correctly."\nhttp://www.spencerrecovery.com/alcoholism-effects.html\n\n"Alcohol has a special affinity for nervous tissue, and as a result chiefly of its direct contact, but partly from its effects on the blood current, the working cells of the brain shrink, the supporting structure hardens, the cerebrospinal fluid, which should act as a protective water-jacket, increases in quantity and exerts injurious pressure. giving the familiar picture of "wet brain" so common in the autopsy room of hospitals caring for large numbers of habitual drunkards. Existing in a less degree, these brain changes are objectively shown in the impaired mental power, the muscular trembling, the shambling gait, and the lack of moral sense of the chronic drinker."\nhttp://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01274a.htm\n\nI'd say both of those sites together provide a vivid explanation.
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Data from 51 studies showed a 20% decrease in heart disease risk when 0 to 2 alcoholic drinks were consumed per day, and light to moderate alcohol consumption was associated with an approximately 20% reduction in (ischemic) stroke risk. Some studies showed up to a 32% heart disease risk reduction while others showed no such beneficial effect, leading researchers to surmise that factors such as diet, exercise, or socioeconomic status might have been at work. However, red wine's chemical composition (alcohol and polyphenolic compounds, such as flavonoids and resveratrol) appears to help maintain healthy blood vessels. Regular alcohol consumption also appears to increase good (HDL) cholesterol by about 12%, and to carry away the bad (LDL) cholesterol so that it doesn't deposit itself in the blood vessels. In addition, those who consume light to moderate alcohol have less of the proteins that encourage blood clots to form. In spite of all this evidence, the researchers concluded that the evidence is still insufficient as light alcohol consumption has also been frequently shown to contribute to cardiovascular disorders and recommending alcohol use is risky due to other alcohol-related health concerns. The American Heart Association recommends discussing this with your physician.   The effect of alcohol on the brain is also being studied. A newly-released study of more than 11,000 nurses that was led by Harvard Medical School researchers definitively linked alcohol consumption and the brain with their finding that one drink or less per day prevents cognitive decline in women. Presumably, the same would apply to men, but requires further study.