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Methal vs Methol - What's the difference?

methal | methol |

In organic compound terms the difference between methal and methol

is that methal is a white waxy substance, found in small quantities in spermaceti as an ethereal salt of several fatty acids, and regarded as an alcohol of the methane series while methol is methyl alcohol; wood spirit.

methal

English

Noun

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  • (organic compound) A white waxy substance, found in small quantities in spermaceti as an ethereal salt of several fatty acids, and regarded as an alcohol of the methane series.
    • (Webster 1913)

    methol

    English

    Noun

  • (organic compound) methyl alcohol; wood spirit
  • (organic compound, by extension) Any of the series of alcohols of the methane series of which methol proper is the type.
    • (Webster 1913)