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carbinol

[ kahr-buh-nawl, -nol ]

noun

  1. an alcohol derived from methyl alcohol.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of carbinol1

1860–70; < German Karbinol, equivalent to Karbin methyl ( karb- carb- + -in -in 2 ) + -ol -ol 1

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