The prefix and suffix used for -OH are respectively

Hydroxy, -ol

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Carboxy, -ol

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Sulphoxy, -al

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Keto, -al

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Solution

The correct option is A
Hydroxy, -ol

(a) Hydroxy, -ol

Wherenever -OH is not the primary functional group, it is treated as a substituent. As a substituent, it gets the prefix 'Hydroxy'.
When -OH is the primary functional group, it gets the suffix-'ol'

For example,

3-hydroxypropanoic acid

propan-2-ol or 2-propanol

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