Here's what the Encyclopedia Galactica has to say about alcohol.
It says that alcohol is a colorless volatile liquid formed by the fermentation of sugars and also notes its intoxicating effect on certain carbon-based life for
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alcohol
n. (Arabic al kohl, a paint for the eyes.) The essential principle of all.
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