alcohol
This article contains a general term in chemistry. For the kinds of alcohol that is in alcoholic beverages, see Ethanol. For beverages containing alcohol, see Alcoholic beverages. This article is not about liquor. Hydroxyl functional group (OH) in an alcohol molecule Ball and stick models of the hydroxyl functional group (OH) in an alcohol molecule Alcohol is often used to refer to ethanol, which is also called grain alcohol; and sometimes for beverages containing alcohol. This is because ethanol is used as a basic ingredient in the drink, not methanol or other alcohol groups. Likewise with the alcohol used in the pharmaceutical world. Alcohol is meant ethanol. Actually alcohol in chemistry has a broader sense anymore. In chemistry, alcohol (or alkanol) is a general term for any organic compound which has a hydroxyl group (OH) attached to a carbon atom, which he himself bound to a hydrogen atom and / or other carbon atoms. Structure [Edit | edit source] The alcohol function...