Methol vs Metho - What's the difference?
methol | metho |
(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) (Australia, colloquial) Methylated spirits.
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* 1996 , Curriculum Corporation (Australia), From Igloos to Yurts: Years 4-7 ,
As nouns the difference between methol and metho
is that methol is methyl alcohol; wood spirit while metho is methylated spirits.methol
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metho
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- Ben Cropp, aided by his wife Lynn, tests the effectiveness of metho and vinegar against box jellyfish stings (above); see Ben?s foreword for details of the experiment.
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- We thought an alcoholic was a low life, someone on metho , or a benighted person who drank a bottle of gin before breakfast. Not us.
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- Assist students to design and construct models of hot-air balloons ranging from those using shopping bags and hair dryers, to those using tissue paper and metho burners, depending on the resources available.