Eddie Munster writes:

I think the wood alcohol is poisonous and the grain alcohol is the
drinky kind. I think I have seen it for sale in booze stores?

Wood alcohol is methanol.

Where does ethanol fit in?

Thats the stuff in beer and wine. It would be the best solvent,
because it's not so very poisonous (after all it you drink...), but
because you can drink it it's loaded with a very heavy tax that makes
it very expensive if bought without any nasty stuff mixed in.

BTW: glycerine is also an alcohol..

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