Mowa ndi mankhwala opangidwa ndi formula C2H5OH.Ndi madzi omveka bwino, opanda mtundu komanso onunkhira ndipo amagwiritsidwa ntchito ngati zosungunulira, mafuta, ndi mankhwala ophera tizilombo.Mowa ndi mankhwala osokoneza bongo omwe angayambitse kuledzera, ndipo nthawi zambiri amamwedwa muzakumwa monga mowa, vinyo, ndi mizimu.Kupanga mowa kumaphatikizapo kuwitsa shuga ndipo akhoza kupangidwa kuchokera kuzinthu zosiyanasiyana, kuphatikizapo tirigu, zipatso, ndi ndiwo zamasamba.Ngakhale kuti mowa umagwiritsidwa ntchito mosiyanasiyana, kumwa mopitirira muyeso kungayambitse matenda ndi kumwerekera.