Imiti ya alcool ivanze ni ubwoko bwimvange irimo hydroxyl (-OH) ihujwe na atome ya karubone.Bikunze gukoreshwa mu nganda nka farumasi, amavuta yo kwisiga, n’umusaruro wa lisansi.Ethanol, methanol, na propanol ni zimwe mu nzoga zikoreshwa cyane.Ethanol ikunze kuboneka mubinyobwa bisindisha kandi ikoreshwa nkigishishwa, lisansi, na antiseptic.Methanol ikoreshwa nk'umuti wa lisansi na lisansi, na propanol ikunze gukoreshwa mu kwisiga no mu miti.Inzoga zifite imiterere itandukanye yumubiri nubumashini ituma biba ngombwa mubikorwa byinshi.Ariko, zirashobora kandi kuba uburozi kandi bugurumana, bigatuma bishobora guteza akaga iyo bidakozwe neza.