Translations for „wood alcohol“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

wood alcohol N no pl

wood alcohol → methanol

See also methanol

methanol [ˈmeθənɒl, Am -nɑ:l] N no pl CHEM

methanol

metanol m

methanol

alkohol m metylowy

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Unfortunately it is methyl alcohol (commonly known as wood alcohol, though this stuff is not derived from wood), so it isn't suitable for drinking.

phys.org

The factory produced wood alcohol and acetate.

en.wikipedia.org

Methanol (wood alcohol) appears in many industrial products, like formaldehyde and fuel, that are cheaper and stronger than ethanol (the alcohol you drink); it's also really toxic.

time.com

Not too sweet and not too bitter, they seem to contain equal parts -- yes! -- wood alcohol and dandelion.

news.nationalpost.com

Bath salts, ice, etc. are the modern equivalent of wood alcohol, and about as useful.

www.digitaljournal.com

The methanol in windshield wiper fluid is sometimes referred to as wood alcohol because it used to be produced from the destructive distillation of wood.

www.hazmatmag.com

Methanol acquired the name wood alcohol because it was once produced chiefly as a byproduct of the destructive distillation of wood.

en.wikipedia.org

Gasoline tainted by methanol, also known as methyl alcohol or wood alcohol, may cause corrosion in engines.

news.abs-cbn.com

They wanted the byproducts coming from the wood as it was being converted to charcoal, byproducts such as wood alcohol, tar, calcium acetate and other wood oils.

en.wikipedia.org

Wood diesel can be made from forest products, the long time source of methanol, which also known as wood alcohol.

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