Which of these is a mixture of several alcohols produced as a by-product of alcoholic fermentation?

Fusel alcohols or fuselol, also sometimes called fusel oils in Europe, are mixtures of several alcohols (chiefly amyl alcohol) produced as a by-product of alcoholic fermentation. The word Fusel is German for "bad liquor".

Whether fusel alcohol contributes to hangover symptoms is a matter of scientific debate. A Japanese study in 2003 concluded: "the fusel oil in whisky had no effect on the ethanol-induced emetic response" in the Asian house shrew. Additionally, consumption of fusel oils with ethanol suppressed subjects' subsequent taste aversion to alcohol, which suggested subjects' hangover symptoms were lessened, according to the journal.

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Denise Currie

Yunus Ghaznavi, you click on the hint that you want to use. I have just used majority vote for this and I clicked on majority vote and the list of four questioned darkened is order of replies. The longer the darker line the more likely that is the correct answer. It works the same for the others 50/50 takes away two answers and leaves you two to choose from. Double chance gives you two goes to get the correct answer and replace question is self explanatory really, it takes away that question and gives you another one. Hope this helps