Stress is a biological term which refers to the consequences of the failure of a human or animal to respond appropriately to emotional or physical

threats to the organism, whether actual or imagined.[1] It includes a state of alarm and adrenaline production, short-term resistance as a coping mechanism, and exhaustion. Common stress symptoms include irritability, muscular tension, inability to concentrate and a ariety of physical reactions, such as headaches and ele ated heart rate.[

In chemistry, an alcohol is any organic compound in which a hydroxyl group !-OH" is bound to a carbon atom of an al#yl or substituted al#yl group. $he general formula for a simple acyclic alcohol is Cn%&n'1(%. In common terms, the word alcohol refers to ethanol, the type of alcohol found in alcoholic be erages. )thanol is a colorless, olatile liquid with a mild odor which can be obtained by the fermentation of sugars. !Industrially, it is more commonly obtained by ethylene hydration *the reaction of ethylene with water in the presence of phosphoric acid.[1]" )thanol is the most widely used depressant in the world, and has been for thousands of years. $his sense underlies the term alcoholism !addiction to alcohol". (ther alcohols are usually described with a clarifying ad+ecti e, as in isopropyl alcohol !propan-2-ol" or wood alcohol !methyl alcohol, or methanol". $he suffix -ol appears in the I,-.C chemical name of all alcohols. $here are three ma+or subsets of alcohols/ primary !10", secondary !&0" and tertiary !10", based upon the number of carbon atoms the C-OH group2s carbon !shown in red" is bonded to. )thanol is a simple 2primary2 alcohol. $he simplest secondary alcohol is isopropyl alcohol !propan-&-ol", and a simple tertiary alcohol is tert-butyl alcohol !&methylpropan-&-ol".