carbinol

[ kahr-buh-nawl, -nol ]

noun

1. methyl alcohol.
2. an alcohol derived from methyl alcohol.

Word History and Origins

Origin of carbinol¹

1860–70; < German Karbinol, equivalent to Karbin methyl ( karb- carb- + -in -in ² ) + -ol -ol ¹

Example Sentences

Orceyre highlights the fact that the green contains indole-3- carbinol, a nutrient that seems to play a role in how estrogen is metabolized in the body and may play a protective role against breast cancer.

From Washington Post

Scientists believe about a cup of broccoli every other day could contain enough indole carbinol to prevent the growths.

From Time Magazine Archive

This member of the cabbage family is rich in a little-known substance called indole carbinol, which breaks down estrogen, a hormone that seems to promote the development of certain breast tumors.

From Time Magazine Archive

The thermal effects increase as one passes from primary to tertiary alcohols, the values deduced from propyl and isopropyl alcohols and trimethyl carbinol being:—primary = 45.08, secondary = 50.39, tertiary = 60.98.

From Project Gutenberg

It is a liquid, smelling like fusel oil and boiling at 108.4� C. Methyl ethyl carbinol, CH3�C2H5�CHOH, is the secondary alcohol derived from n-butane.

From Project Gutenberg