wood spirit

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wood spirit

–noun

1.	methyl alcohol.

2.	(esp. in folklore) a supernatural, incorporeal being believed to inhabit the forest.

Origin:
1835–45

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methyl alcohol

–noun Chemistry.

a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, poisonous liquid, CH₄O, obtained by the destructive distillation of wood or the incomplete oxidation of natural gas, or produced synthetically from carbon monoxide and hydrogen, used chiefly as a solvent, a fuel, and an automobile antifreeze and in the synthesis of formaldehyde.

Also called methanol, wood alcohol, wood spirit.

Origin:
1840–50

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Main Entry: methyl alcohol
Function: noun
: METHANOL

Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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methyl alcohol n.
See methanol.

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methyl alcohol
See methanol.

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