"methol" meaning in All languages combined

See methol on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: methols [plural]
Etymology: From metho- + -ol. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|metho-|-ol}} metho- + -ol Head templates: {{en-noun}} methol (plural methols)
  1. (organic chemistry) methyl alcohol; wood spirit
    Sense id: en-methol-en-noun-dLJrjqps Categories (other): Organic compounds, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with metho-, English terms suffixed with -ol, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 18 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with metho-: 73 27 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ol: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 16 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
  2. (organic chemistry, by extension) Any of the series of alcohols of the methane series of which methol proper is the type. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-methol-en-noun-9XWhFqAK Categories (other): Organic compounds Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

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