Chemistry GCSE
Alcohols
What Alcohols means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Alcohols
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A homologous series of organic compounds containing the –OH functional group, whose names end in -ol.
Topics that use Alcohols
- Alcohols (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- –OH group
- Fractional distillation
- -ol ending
- -ol suffix
- Anaerobic conditions
- Carboxylic acids
- Enzymes
- Fermentation
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