spirit of wine

Japanese: spirit of wine(英語表記)spiritofwine
spirit of wine

...The chemical formula is C 2 H 5 OH. It is also called the spirit of wine because it is found in various alcoholic beverages. It has been familiar to humans as an alcoholic drink since prehistoric times, but it was not until the 15th century that it was discovered that it was the cause of drunkenness.

*Some terminology that refers to "spirit of wine" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…化学式C2H5OH。各種のアルコール飲料に含まれているので酒精spirit of wineともいう。酒として有史以前から人類に親しまれていたが,酒酔いの原因であることが確かめられたのは15世紀である。…

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