Monohydric
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Chemistry
According to IUPAC system, the name of an alcohol is derived from the
name of the alkane from which the alcohol is derived, by substituting ‘e’
of alkane with the suffix ‘ol’ The position of substituents are indicated
by numerals For this, the longest carbon chain (parent chain) is
numbered starting at the end nearest to the hydroxyl group The positions
of the –OH group and other substituents are indicated by using the
numbers of carbon atoms to which these are attached