Vermouth 101 Introduction. Welcome to Vermouth 101. The intent of these pages is to demystify vermouth, primarily for the American audience. Vermouth has been ubiquitous in the USA for well over a century, but few Americans understand what it is, and some have even maligned it.
Water's stickiness (from surface tension) plays a part in our body's ability to transport these materials all through ourselves. The carbohydrates and proteins that our bodies use as food are metabolized and transported by water in the bloodstream.
Insoluble Tissues Water's high polarity makes it a very poor solvent for nonpolar molecules and, oddly enough, this is another important and useful quality. Certain body tissues should not dissolve readily. Things such as bone, hair, muscles and cell membranes would be useless if they dissolved in water.