Are all carbohydrates a subset of alcohols?

According to the definition, 



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> an alcohol is any organic compound in which the hydroxyl functional
>  group (-OH) is bound to a saturated carbon atom.
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Monosaccharides such as glucose contain several hydroxyl groups. Does that mean all carbohydrates are a subset of alcohols?




Whenever you see -OH is bound to a saturated carbon atom in organic chemistry it is Alcohol group.


So answer is **YES**. All carbohydrates are subset of alcohols.


Though in linear forms they also have aldehyde or ketone group. 


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