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wood spirit

(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) Chem another name for methanol

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wood spirit - a light volatile flammable poisonous liquid alcohol; used as an antifreeze and solvent and fuel and as a denaturant for ethyl alcohol

methanol, methyl alcohol, wood alcohol

alcohol - any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation

allyl alcohol, propenyl alcohol - an unsaturated primary alcohol present in wood spirit; use to make resins and plasticizers and pharmaceuticals

fuel - a substance that can be consumed to produce energy; "more fuel is needed during the winter months"; "they developed alternative fuels for aircraft"

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