Methanol definition

mĕthə-nôl, -nōl, -nŏl
A colorless, toxic, flammable liquid, CH3 OH, used as an antifreeze, a general solvent, a fuel, and a denaturant for ethyl alcohol.
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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.
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A colorless, toxic, flammable liquid used as a general solvent, antifreeze, and fuel. Also called methyl alcohol, wood alcohol. Chemical formula: CH4O.
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(organic chemistry) The simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH; a colourless, toxic, inflammable liquid, used as a solvent, antifreeze, in the chemical industry, and in the preparation of methylated spirit.
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Noun

Singular:
methanol
Plural:
methanols

Origin of methanol

  • methan(e) –ol

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

  • From methane +"Ž -ol.

    From Wiktionary

Methanol Sentence Examples

  • The samples were extracted with 80 per cent aqueous methanol at room temperature, using a procedure based on that of Barnes et al.

  • The same situation exists with the production of organic methanol, where pyrolysis reduces the efficiency to 40% energy positive.

  • A blend of ten percent ethanol fuel and ninety percent methanol powered the Honda engines in 2006.

  • Current biodiesel production technology reacts soy oil with methanol using toxic, corrosive and flammable sodium methoxide as a catalyst.

  • The multiple sclerosis is not a death sentence, where methanol toxicity is.

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