wood alcohol

Noun

Meaning

a light volatile flammable poisonous liquid alcohol; used as an antifreeze and solvent and fuel and as a denaturant for ethyl alcohol

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

wood-alcohol

Synonyms

methanol wood spirit methyl alcohol carbon alcohol charcoal combustible denatured alcohol ethyl alcohol methylated spirit absolute alcohol carbinol methanal methylated spirits methanolic
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Hypernyms

fuel alcohol

Examples

All had consumed sanitisers containing methanol, or wood alcohol. Source: Internet

The CDC warned that swallowing alcohol-based hand sanitiser products containing methanol (wood alcohol) can cause life-threatening poisoning as the substance is toxic when ingested. Source: Internet

Methanol acquired the name "wood alcohol" because it was once produced chiefly as a byproduct of the destructive distillation of wood. Source: Internet

The destructive distillation of wood to give methanol is the root of its common name – wood alcohol. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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