adjective
- containing one hydroxyl group per molecule
Usage: chemistry
Examples
- Methanol is a monohydric alcohol with the formula CH3OH.
- Monohydric alcohols have only one OH group attached to their carbon chain.
- Ethanol and propanol are common examples of monohydric compounds.
- The chemist identified the substance as a monohydric alcohol based on its molecular structure.
- Monohydric phenols contain a single hydroxyl group bonded to a benzene ring.
- In organic chemistry, monohydric alcohols are distinguished from dihydric and trihydric alcohols.