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Acetone vs Methanol - What's the difference?

acetone | methanol |

In organic compound terms the difference between acetone and methanol

is that acetone is a colourless, volatile, flammable liquid ketone, (CH3)2CO, used as a solvent while methanol is the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH; a colourless, toxic, inflammable liquid, used as a solvent, antifreeze, in the chemical industry, and in the preparation of methylated spirit.

acetone

English

Noun

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  • (organic compound) A colourless, volatile, flammable liquid ketone, (CH3)2CO, used as a solvent.

    • Synonyms

    * propanone * propan-2-one * dimethyl ketone

    References

    * (wikipedia "acetone") ----

    methanol

    English

    Noun

  • (organic compound) The simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH; a colourless, toxic, inflammable liquid, used as a solvent, antifreeze, in the chemical industry, and in the preparation of methylated spirit.

    • Synonyms

    * methyl alcohol, wood alcohol, wood naphtha, wood spirits

    See also

    * ("methanol" on Wikipedia)

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