Every -OH group in an organic molecule is an alcohol functional group.

Name: Every -OH group in an organic molecule is an alcohol functional group.
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Not every -OH group in an organic molecule is classified as an alcohol functional group. For example, -OH groups attached to a carbon that is part of an aromatic ring are classified as phenols, and -OH groups attached to a carbon double-bonded to an oxygen (carbonyl group) are part of carboxylic acids.

Every -OH Group in an Organic Molecule Is an Alcohol