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Common name for methanol is:

A
volemitol
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B
rubbing alcohol
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C
wood spirit
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D
xylitol
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Solution

The correct option is C wood spirit
Methanol acquired the name "wood spirit" because it was once produced chiefly as a byproduct of the destructive distillation of wood.

Option C is correct.

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