wood alcohol
/'wud'ælkəhɔt/ Cách viết khác : (wood_spirit) /'wud'spirit/
Definition
- Noun:
- Methanol: A clear, volatile, flammable, and toxic liquid alcohol with the chemical formula CH₃OH. It is the simplest type of alcohol.
- Industrial solvent and fuel: A substance used primarily as an industrial solvent, antifreeze, fuel, and as a denaturant for ethanol (to make it unfit for drinking).
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The laboratory uses wood alcohol as a solvent for various chemical reactions.
- Ingesting even a small amount of wood alcohol can cause blindness or death.
- Some racing cars use a fuel mixture containing wood alcohol.
Advanced Usage
- "Denatured alcohol": Ethanol that has been made poisonous and undrinkable by adding substances like wood alcohol.
- The denatured alcohol used in the lab contains 10% wood alcohol.
Variants and Related Words
- Methanol (n): The systematic chemical name for wood alcohol.
- Methanol is a common feedstock in the chemical industry.
- Methyl alcohol (n): Another synonym for wood alcohol.
- The safety data sheet clearly identified the compound as methyl alcohol.
- Wood spirit (n): An older, less common term for wood alcohol.
- In older chemistry texts, you might find it referred to as wood spirit.
Synonyms
- Methanol: The IUPAC name.
- Methyl alcohol: A common chemical name.
- Carbinol: An old name, rarely used in modern contexts.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
(Not commonly applicable for this specific chemical compound noun.)
Related Idioms
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Noun
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a light volatile flammable poisonous liquid alcohol; used as an antifreeze and solvent and fuel and as a denaturant for ethyl alcohol
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