ʻO nā pūhui waiʻona e pili ana i ka laulā o nā pūhui kemika i loaʻa hoʻokahi a ʻoi aku paha nā pūʻulu hana hydroxyl (-OH).Hoʻohana ʻia kēia mau pūhui i nā noi like ʻole, e like me nā solvents, disinfectants, antifreeze, a me nā mea hoʻohui wahie.ʻO Ethanol, methanol, a me isopropanol ka mea maʻamau i hoʻohana ʻia i ka ʻoihana a me ke ola o kēlā me kēia lā.Hoʻohana pū ʻia nā pūhui waiʻona i ka hana ʻana i nā lāʻau lapaʻau, nā mea hoʻonaninani, a me nā mea ʻono meaʻai.Eia nō naʻe, hiki i ka inu nui ʻana i ka waiʻona ke loaʻa nā hopena maikaʻi ʻole i ke olakino o ke kanaka, me ka pōʻino o ka ate, ka hoʻohui ʻana, a me ka make.No laila, pono e hoʻohana i nā pūhui waiʻona me ke kuleana a e like me nā alakaʻi palekana.
