Term Name: alcohol metabolic process
Synonyms: alcohol metabolism
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways involving alcohols, any of a class of compounds containing one or more hydroxyl groups attached to a saturated carbon atom.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0006066]    QuickGO    AmiGO

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is a type of: small molecule metabolic process
has subtype: 3-(3-hydroxy)phenylpropionate metabolic process 3-hydroxybenzyl alcohol metabolic process alcohol biosynthetic process alcohol catabolic process cyclopentanol metabolic process ethanolamine-containing compound metabolic process fatty alcohol metabolic process fonsecin metabolic process monensin A metabolic process polyol metabolic process polyprenol metabolic process prenol metabolic process primary alcohol metabolic process secondary alcohol metabolic process tertiary alcohol metabolic process