I-alcohol compound luhlobo lwekhemikhali yekhemikhali equkethe iqela elisebenzayo le-hydroxyl (-OH) elifakwe kwi-athomu ye-carbon.Idla ngokusetyenziswa ekuveliseni izinyibilikisi, izibaso namayeza.Utywala lunokwahlulwa lube yiprayimari, isekondari, kunye nenqanaba eliphezulu ngokusekelwe kwinani lee-athomu zekhabhoni ezifakwe kwi-athomu ye-carbon kunye neqela le-hydroxyl.Ezi khompawundi zinoluhlu olubanzi lokusetyenziswa kokubini kushishino nakubomi bemihla ngemihla, kubandakanywa njenge-antiseptics, ii-disinfectants, kunye nezithinteli.Zinokufumaneka nakwiziselo ezinxilisayo, njengebhiya, iwayini neziselo ezinxilisayo.