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Alcohol vs Diol - What's the difference?

alcohol | diol |

As nouns the difference between alcohol and diol

is that alcohol is any of a class of organic compounds (such as ethanol) containing a hydroxyl functional group (-OH) while diol is any organic compound having two hydroxy functional groups.

alcohol

English

(wikipedia alcohol)

Noun

  • (organic chemistry, countable) Any of a class of organic compounds (such as ethanol) containing a hydroxyl functional group (-OH).
  • (uncountable) An intoxicating beverage made by the fermentation of sugar or sugar-containing material.
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  • (obsolete) Any very fine powder.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * -holic * -holism * -ol * alcohol abuse * alcoholic * alcoholism * low-alcohol * non-alcoholic * nonalcoholic

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    diol

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic compound) any organic compound having two hydroxy functional groups

    • See also

    * glycol

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