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alcohols

any organic compound in which the hydroxyl functional group (–OH) is bound to a saturated carbon atom
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alcohols

Summary

alcohols is a structural class of chemical entities[1]. alcohols ranks in the top 3% of structural_class_of_chemical_entities entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,650 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • alcohols's instance of is recorded as structural class of chemical entities[3].
  • alcohols is a type of organic hydroxy compound[4].
  • alcohols is a type of organooxygen compound[5].
  • alcohols is part of alcohol binding[6].
  • alcohols is part of alcohol metabolic process[7].
  • alcohols is part of alcohol catabolic process[8].
  • alcohols is part of alcohol biosynthetic process[9].
  • alcohols is part of response to alcohol[10].
  • alcohols is part of cellular response to alcohol[11].
  • alcohols is part of alcohol transmembrane transporter activity[12].
  • alcohols is part of alcohol O-cinnamoyltransferase activity[13].
  • alcohols is part of peroxiredoxin activity[14].
  • alcohols is part of beta-glucuronidase activity[15].
  • alcohols is part of glycerophosphodiester phosphodiesterase activity[16].
  • alcohols is part of carboxylic ester hydrolase activity[17].
  • alcohols is part of 6-phospho-beta-galactosidase activity[18].
  • alcohols is part of alpha-L-fucosidase activity[19].
  • alcohols is part of alcohol sulfotransferase activity[20].
  • alcohols is part of alpha-glucuronidase activity[21].
  • alcohols is part of fusarinine-C ornithinesterase activity[22].
  • alcohols is part of beta-primeverosidase activity[23].
  • alcohols is part of 2-deoxyglucosidase activity[24].
  • alcohols is part of thioredoxin-dependent peroxiredoxin activity[25].
  • alcohols is part of alkylhydroperoxide reductase activity[26].
  • alcohols's Commons category is recorded as Alcohols[27].

Why It Matters

alcohols ranks in the top 3% of structural_class_of_chemical_entities entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,650 views/month).[2] alcohols has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] alcohols is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Glossary of Class Names of Organic Compounds and Reactive Intermediates Based on Structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Glossary of Class Names of Organic Compounds and Reactive Intermediates Based on Structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995). wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Glossary of Class Names of Organic Compounds and Reactive Intermediates Based on Structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995). wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . geneontology.org. Retrieved . geneontology.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . geneontology.org. Retrieved . geneontology.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . geneontology.org. Retrieved . geneontology.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . geneontology.org. Retrieved . geneontology.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . geneontology.org. Retrieved . geneontology.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . geneontology.org. Retrieved . geneontology.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . geneontology.org. Retrieved . geneontology.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . geneontology.org. Retrieved . geneontology.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . geneontology.org. Retrieved . geneontology.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . geneontology.org. Retrieved . geneontology.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . geneontology.org. Retrieved . geneontology.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . geneontology.org. Retrieved . geneontology.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic has template → Template:Alcohols
    Instance of → structural class of chemical entities
    Has parts → —
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have, Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 5845, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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