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Definition: Wood Alcohol |
Wood AlcoholNoun1. A light volatile flammable poisonous liquid alcohol; used as an antifreeze and solvent and fuel and as a denaturant for ethyl alcohol. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: Wood AlcoholSynonyms: methanol (n), methyl alcohol (n), wood spirit (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Calefaction | Coke, carbon, charcoal; wood alcohol, turpentine, tea tree oil; gasoline, kerosene, naptha, fuel oil (fuel); wax, paraffin; residue, tar. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Language | Translations for "wood alcohol"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Holzgeist (methanol, methyl alcohol, wood spirit). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | ξυλόπνευμα (wood spirit), ξυλοπνεύμα, μεθυλοπνεύμα. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 木精 (the spirit of a tree). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | もくせい (fragrant olive, Jupiter, made of wood, the spirit of a tree, wooden). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | oodway alcoholay метиловый спирт (methyl alcohol), древесный спирт. (various references) träsprit (wood spirit). (various references) odun alkolü (wood naphtha), metil alkol (methyl alcol, wood spirit), metanol (methanol). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-d-h-l-l-o-o-o-o-w" | |
-4 letters: alcohol. | |
-5 letters: callow, cholla, halloo, hallow, holloa, holloo, hollow, hoodoo. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Translations: Modern 4. Anagrams | 5. Bibliography |
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