syntholn.
/ˈsɪnθɒl/ (See quot. 19381.)
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1924 Chem. Abstr. 18 459 The preparation of synthetic oil mixtures (synthol) from carbon monoxide and hydrogen.
1926 J. Joyce Let. 5 Mar. (1966) III. 138 He is now using some kind of new chemical stimulant (not chemical but acting by purely physical means, recently discovered here [i.e. in France], I understand, synthol for massaging the temples and brow).
1938 Thorpe's Dict. Appl. Chem. (ed. 4) II. 350/2 Using mixtures of carbon monoxide with excess hydrogen..Fischer..obtained a mixture which he termed ‘Synthol’, consisting of alcohols.., ketones, aldehydes, acids.., and various esters.
1938 Thorpe's Dict. Appl. Chem. (ed. 4) II. 425/2 If, instead of zinc-chromium oxides, an alkalised iron catalyst is employed, the liquid product, ‘synthol’, obtained is a mixture of alcohols, ketones and hydrocarbons containing from 2 to about 8 carbon atoms per molecule.
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