carbinol

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kär′bə nôl′, -nol′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
car•bi•nol  (kär′bə nôl′, -nol′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. ChemistrySee methyl alcohol. 
  2. Chemistryan alcohol derived from methyl alcohol.
  • German Karbinol, equivalent. to Karbin methyl (karb- carb- + -in -in2) + -ol -ol1
  • 1860–70

'carbinol' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
acetylmethylcarbinol - dimethylcarbinol - phenylcarbinol

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