wood spirits
Haunting the trees
Wood spirits is methanol—a toxic alcohol originally produced by the destructive distillation of wood.
The term distinguishes it from grain alcohol (ethanol), which is safe to drink.
Wood spirits can cause blindness or death if consumed: Bootleggers sometimes cut liquor with wood spirits, poisoning their customers.
Also called wood alcohol.
Toxic one-carbon alcohol
- moonshineIllegally distilled spirits
- turpentinePine-resin solvent
- ethanolDrinkable volatile spirit
- solventDissolving liquid or financially stable
distillation · fermentation · bootleg · hooch · grain alcohol · pine tar · resin · camphor
Tree-dwelling nature spirits
- nymphsMinor female nature deities
- spritesTiny supernatural beings
- fairiesTiny mythical winged creatures
- sylphsAiry mythical beings
spriggans · fauns · satyrs · genius loci · animism
Tiny folklore troublemakers
- elvesMythical small beings
- gnomesMythical earth-dwelling dwarfs
- goblinsMalicious mythical creatures
- trollsDeliberate online agitators
leprechauns · brownies · puckish · impish · mischief · enchantment · fairytales · folklore
methanol
Toxic one-carbon alcohol
- moonshineIllegally distilled spirits
- turpentinePine-resin solvent
- ethanolDrinkable volatile spirit
solvent · distillation · fermentation · bootleg · hooch · grain alcohol · pine tar · resin · camphor · juniper
dryads
Tree-dwelling nature spirits
pixies
Tiny folklore troublemakers
trolls · leprechauns · brownies · puckish · impish · mischief · enchantment · fairytales · folklore · fey
- forest spiritsdryad, dryads, hamadryad, tree nymph, forest nymph
- minor deitiesgodlings, demigods, household gods, Lares, penates
- pyrolysis productscharcoal, char, pine tar, tar, creosote
wood spiritswater spirits
Folklore beings inhabiting rivers, lakes
house spirits · mountain spirits · household gods · penates · poltergeists
wood spiritsfire spirits
Mythical flame-dwelling entities
water spirits · water nymphs · naiads · salamanders · sylphs
wood spiritsethanol
Drinkable volatile spirit
ethyl alcohol · grain alcohol · drinking alcohol · vodka · whiskey
wood, woods, wooded, wooden, woodsy, woodland, woodlands, woodwork, woodworking