karbinol

  • 21car|bi|nol — «KAHR buh nohl, nol», noun. 1. methyl alcohol or methanol. Formula: CH3OH 2. an alcohol derived from it. 3. the univalent radical CH2OH. ╂[< German Karbinol (coined by Hermann Kolbe, 1818 84, a German chemist) < Karbin methyl] …

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