Methanol Definition

mĕthə-nôl, -nōl, -nŏl
noun
A colorless, volatile, flammable, poisonous liquid, CH3OH, obtained by the destructive distillation of wood and synthesized chiefly from carbon monoxide and hydrogen: it is used in organic synthesis, as a fuel, solvent, and antifreeze, and in the manufacture of formaldehyde, smokeless powders, paints, etc.; methyl alcohol.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Methanol

Noun

Singular:
methanol
Plural:
methanols

Origin of Methanol

  • From methane +"Ž -ol.

    From Wiktionary

  • methan(e) –ol

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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