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Topic: Is the type of alcohol used in Wine the same as the alcohol in the medical world (Read 105 times)

newbie
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No. Wine (and other alcoholic beverages) contain ethanol while medical disinfectants contain propanol. Propanol will make you violently sick if ingested, so don't do that (though there are reports of alcoholics so desperate to get drunk that they do it anyway). The fact that you can't drink propanol without getting sick is why it can be sold without a liquor licence.

Also note that disinfectants have a much higher alcohol content (typically 70-90% ABV) than liquor (typically 40% ABV for spirits, 5-15% ABV for beer and wine). This means that, contrary to what you might see on TV and movies, liquor does not make an effective disinfectant.
In my country is very rampant people who mix drinks like coca cola or sprite with 70℅ alcohol (propanol), and many who died because of drinking the mixture.
legendary
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Vile Vixen and Miss Bitcointalk 2021-2023
No. Wine (and other alcoholic beverages) contain ethanol while medical disinfectants contain propanol. Propanol will make you violently sick if ingested, so don't do that (though there are reports of alcoholics so desperate to get drunk that they do it anyway). The fact that you can't drink propanol without getting sick is why it can be sold without a liquor licence.

Also note that disinfectants have a much higher alcohol content (typically 70-90% ABV) than liquor (typically 40% ABV for spirits, 5-15% ABV for beer and wine). This means that, contrary to what you might see on TV and movies, liquor does not make an effective disinfectant.
newbie
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I need an explanation from all of you.
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