In number, type the number you are rounding up. In num_digits, type 0 to round the number up to the nearest whole number. Round a number down. ROUNDDOWN. In number, type the number you are rounding down. In num_digits, type 0 to round the number up to the nearest whole number. Round up to an even number. EVEN. In number, type the number you are rounding.
As with other types of organic compounds, alcohols are named by both formal and common systems. The most generally applicable system is that adopted at a meeting of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) in Paris in 1957.
The alcohol in alcoholic beverages is ethanol. Medieval alchemists used the word alcohol for the products of distillation. Alcohol is a macronutrient; 1 gram provides 7 Calories. Is alcohol a drug? Alcohol is a psychoactive drug, a depressant of the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) that can affect perception, mood, consciousness, cognition and behavior. Is alcohol a poison? Alcohol consumed in small amounts by an adult is not a poison, but when consumed in excessive amounts, it can cause acute poisoning and over the long-term, damage to the liver, brain and nerves, heart and other body organs.