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Alcohol is a good solvent for lipids. Most of the pathogenic bacteria have an outer lipid layer. When alcohol is used, this outer lipid layer gets dissolved and the cell becomes vulnerable to lysis. Hence, alcohol is used as an anti-septic.

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