Cawv yog ib qho chaw uas muaj cov pa roj carbon, hydrogen, thiab oxygen atoms.Nws yog cov kua uas tsis muaj xim nrog cov ntxhiab tsw thiab saj, feem ntau siv hauv cov dej cawv.Cov tshuaj formula rau cawv yog C2H5OH, thiab nws yog tsim los ntawm fermentation ntawm qab zib thiab nplej.