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- Alcohol: a compound formed when -OH groups replace hydrogen atoms of an alkane.
- Hydroxyl group: the -OH group, the functional group of alcohols.
- Functional group: the group of atoms that gives a family of compounds its particular chemical behaviour.
- Monohydric: having one -OH group.
- Dihydric: having two -OH groups.
- Trihydric: having three -OH groups.
- IUPAC name: the name a compound gets under the international rules for naming compounds.
- Methylated spirit: a liquid prepared using methyl alcohol, burnt as fuel in spirit lamps.
- Solvent: a liquid that dissolves other substances in it.
- Viscous: thick and slow-flowing, like honey.
- Sterilise: to kill the germs on something.
- Specimen: a plant, an animal or a part of one kept for study.