wood alcohol

noun

1. methyl alcohol.

wood alcohol

noun

1. See methanol
   another name for methanol

wood alcohol

1. See methanol

Word History and Origins

Origin of wood alcohol¹

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

The substances commonly employed are glycerine, wood alcohol, or a saturated solution of calcium chloride.

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Place in a tray enough of a saturated solution of tropæolin in wood alcohol to cover the plate; allow it to remain ten seconds.

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Clean your brush in wood-alcohol before putting it away, and keep the shellac bottle tightly corked.

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Ellick Hellwanger is fixing to celebrate his wooden wedding next week with a quart of wood alcohol.

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"She was buying some wood alcohol and a cheap spoon at Mr. Kimball's," Susan went on.

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