wood alcohol
21alcohol — [al′kə hôl΄, al′kəhäl΄] n. [ML, term used by PARACELSUS Philippus Aureolus for fine powder, distilled spirit < Ar alkuḥl, antimony powder, collyrium < al, the + kuḥl, KOHL] 1. a colorless, volatile, pungent liquid, C2H5OH: it can be burned… …
22Alcohol — This article is about the generic chemistry term. For the kind of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages, see Ethanol. For beverages containing alcohol, see Alcoholic beverage. For other uses, see Alcohol (disambiguation) …
23alcohol — /al keuh hawl , hol /, n. 1. Also called ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol, ethanol, fermentation alcohol. a colorless, limpid, volatile, flammable, water miscible liquid, C2H5OH, having an etherlike odor and pungent, burning taste, the intoxicating… …
24wood — wood1 woodless, adj. /wood/, n. 1. the hard, fibrous substance composing most of the stem and branches of a tree or shrub, and lying beneath the bark; the xylem. 2. the trunks or main stems of trees as suitable for architectural and other… …
25wood spirit — Methyl Meth yl, n. [See {Methylene}.] (Chem.) A univalent hydrocarbon radical, {CH3 }, not existing alone but regarded as an essential residue of methane, and appearing as a component part of many derivatives; as, methyl alcohol, methyl ether,… …
26wood spirit — noun a light volatile flammable poisonous liquid alcohol; used as an antifreeze and solvent and fuel and as a denaturant for ethyl alcohol • Syn: ↑methanol, ↑methyl alcohol, ↑wood alcohol • Hypernyms: ↑alcohol, ↑fuel • Substance Meronyms: ↑ …
27wood spirit — noun a) A dryad or other spiritual being associated to forests, woods, or trees. b) Methanol, a type of alcohol. Syn: dryad, methanol …
28wood spirits — noun a) spiritual beings associated with woods. b) Methanol, a type of alcohol. Syn: dryads, methanol, methyl alcohol, wood alcohol, wood spirit, carbinol …
29alcohol — A colorless, volatile, flammable liquid, synthesized or obtained by fermentation of sugars and starches and widely used,Poisonous! either pure or denatured, as a solvent and in numerous manufactures as well as in intoxicating beverages. Types… …
30alcohol — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. spirits, liquor, drink, intoxicant, palliative, methanol, ethanol, wood alcohol, grain alcohol, rubbing alcohol, ethyl alcohol, amyl alcohol, methyl alcohol, booze*, alky*, hard stuff*, the sauce*, the bottle*, juice*,… …
