I-Alcohol chemical compound luhlobo lwe-organic compound equkethe i-hydroxyl (-OH) iqela eliboshwe kwi-athomu ye-carbon.Idla ngokusetyenziswa kumashishini afana namayeza, izinto zokuthambisa, nemveliso yepetroli.I-Ethanol, i-methanol, kunye ne-propanol zezinye zezona ziselo zisetyenziswa ngokuqhelekileyo.I-Ethanol idla ngokufumaneka kwiziselo ezinxilisayo kwaye isetyenziswa njengesinyibilikisi, isibaso kunye nesibulala-ntsholongwane.I-Methanol isetyenziswa njenge-solvent kunye ne-fuel, kwaye i-propanol isetyenziswa ngokuqhelekileyo kwi-cosmetics kunye ne-pharmaceuticals.Utywala buneempawu ezahlukeneyo zomzimba nezekhemikhali ezibenza bube yimfuneko kumashishini amaninzi.Nangona kunjalo, zinokuba yingozi kwaye zitsha, zizenze zibe yingozi ukuba zingaphathwa kakuhle.