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carbinol

[ kahr-buh-nawl, -nol ]
/ ˈkɑr bəˌnɔl, -ˌnɒl /

noun

methyl alcohol.
an alcohol derived from methyl alcohol.

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Origin of carbinol

1860–70; <German Karbinol, equivalent to Karbin methyl (karb-carb- + -in-in2) + -ol-ol1

Words nearby carbinol

carbide, carbidopa, carbimazole, carbine, carbineer, carbinol, Carbitol, carbo, carbobenzoxy, carbocholine, carbocyclic
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Medical definitions for carbinol

carbinol
[ kär′bə-nôl′, -nōl′ ]

n.

methanol
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