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wood alcohol::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | methanol, methyl alcohol, wood spirit |
| Type of | alcohol, fuel |
Examples of wood alcohol
wood alcohol
The wood, acidity, alcohol, and tannins are nicely integrated, for a long finish.
From the businessweek.com
More commonly known as methyl alcohol, wood alcohol or wood naptha, it's a highly flammable liquid.
From the news-journalonline.com
In the mouth, it's a flamboyant, expansive, full-bodied, savory wine with beautifully integrated acidity, wood, alcohol, and tannin.
From the businessweek.com
Oftentimes, they were drinking industrial methanol, otherwise known as wood alcohol, which was a legal but extremely dangerous poison.
From the time.com
Methanol is often called wood alcohol because it was once produced chiefly as a byproduct of the destructive distillation of wood.
From the en.wikipedia.org
In a study that will appear in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Whelan blinded rats by giving them high doses of methanol, or wood alcohol.
From the newscientist.com
The Rathburn Company of Toronto began to produce wood distillates including wood alcohol and calcium acetate, used to make acetic acid or acetone, in 1897.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The Standard Chemical Company of Toronto, established in 1897, initiated the production of acetic acid in 1899 and formaldehyde, from the oxidation of wood alcohol, in 1909.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Because the price of bulk wine is determined in part by its alcohol content, some wine dealers have on occasion added methyl, or wood, alcohol to their product.
From the time.com
