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In a new advisory published on June 19, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urged consumers not to use hand sanitizer made by the Mexican company Eskbiochem SA, due to the potential presence of methanol, also known as methyl alcohol, wood alcohol or carbinol.—Claire Gillespie, Health.com, 23 June 2020
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Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary, from obsolete German Karbin methyl, from German karb- carb-
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