Mammoth Memory

Alcohols

If a word ends in –anol, you know the formula ends in –OH (and it is also an alcohol). E.g. methanol CH3OH and ethanol C2H5OH.

Anol = an old

Alcohols ending in anol mean the formulae contains -OH
Think of an old (-anol) pharaoh (OH) who is an alcoholic (alcohol).

 

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