I-Alcohol compounds ibhekisela kuluhlu olubanzi lwee-chemical compounds eziqulethe enye okanye ngaphezulu kweqela elisebenzayo le-hydroxyl (-OH).Ezi khompawundi zisetyenziswa kwizinto ezahlukahlukeneyo, ezifana nezinyibilikisi, izibulali ntsholongwane, isinqandi-mkhenkce, kunye nezongezelelo zamafutha.I-Ethanol, i-methanol, kunye ne-isopropanol yizona zinto ziqhelekileyo zotywala ezisetyenziswa kwishishini kunye nobomi bemihla ngemihla.Iikhompawundi zotywala zikwasetyenziswa xa kuveliswa amayeza, izinto zokuthambisa, neziqholo zokutya.Nangona kunjalo, ukusela kakhulu utywala kunokuba nefuthe elibi kwimpilo yabantu, kubandakanya ukonakala kwesibindi, umlutha kunye nokufa.Ngoko ke, kubalulekile ukusebenzisa iikhompawundi zotywala ngokufanelekileyo nangokuhambelana nezikhokelo zokhuseleko.