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Subject: Re: [OM] .......alcohol......
From: Garth Wood <garth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 11:00:27 -0700
At 01:15 AM 1/16/2001 +0800, TMLee wrote:
>Errrrrrrr........
>
>What is denatured alcohol ? Are there any brand names I can pick off the
>shelf ?


"Denatured alcohol" *is* "methylated spirits."  Different names for essentially 
the same stuff.  According to the online version of the American Heritage 
Dictionary of the English language,

>"denatured alcohol" (NOUN): Ethyl alcohol to which a poisonous substance, such 
>as acetone or methanol, has been added to make it unfit for consumption. 

"Methanol," a colourless, toxic, flammable liquid, CH3OH, used as an 
antifreeze, a general solvent, a fuel, and a denaturant for ethyl alcohol.  
Also called "carbinol," "methyl alcohol," "wood alcohol," or "wood spirits."


Garth (nomenclature 'R us) Wood


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