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Noun: allyl alcohol  'a-lil 'al-ku,hól
  1. An unsaturated primary alcohol present in wood spirit; use to make resins and plasticizers and pharmaceuticals
    - propenyl alcohol

Derived forms: allyl alcohols

Type of: alcohol

Part of: methanol, methyl alcohol, wood alcohol, wood spirit

Encyclopedia: Allyl alcohol