__________ is an organic compound which is called as “wood spirit”.

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Wood spirit:
The compound, Methanol $(C H_{3} O H)$ is a light and colourless fluid which has more Hydrogen compared to Carbon.
Methyl alcohol or Methanol is obtained by the process of destructive distillation of wood.
It leads to the degradation of unprocessed materials by heating.
Hence, Methanol is called as “Wood spirit”.
Methanol is an organic compound which is called as “wood spirit”.

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