Cawv chemical compound yog ib hom organic compound uas muaj ib pawg hydroxyl (-OH) sib koom ua ke rau carbon atom.Nws yog feem ntau siv hauv kev lag luam xws li tshuaj, tshuaj pleev ib ce, thiab roj ntau lawm.Ethanol, methanol, thiab propanol yog qee cov cawv uas siv ntau tshaj plaws.Ethanol feem ntau pom muaj nyob rau hauv cov dej cawv thiab siv los ua cov kuab tshuaj, roj, thiab tshuaj tua kab mob.Methanol yog siv los ua cov kuab tshuaj thiab roj, thiab propanol feem ntau siv hauv tshuaj pleev ib ce thiab tshuaj.Cawv muaj ntau lub cev thiab tshuaj lom neeg uas ua rau lawv tseem ceeb hauv ntau qhov kev lag luam.Txawm li cas los xij, lawv tuaj yeem ua rau muaj tshuaj lom thiab tawg, ua rau lawv muaj kev phom sij yog tias tsis kho kom raug.