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Methanol vs Pethanol - What's the difference?

methanol | pethanol |

As nouns the difference between methanol and pethanol

is that 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 while pethanol is the opioid analgesic drug pethidine.

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)

    Anagrams

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    pethanol

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (pharmaceutical drug) The opioid analgesic drug pethidine.