methanol

meth·a·nol

a colorless, volatile, flammable, poisonous liquid, CHOH, 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

Origin of methanol

methan(e) + -ol

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A colorless, toxic, flammable liquid, CH₃OH, used as an antifreeze, a general solvent, a fuel, and a denaturant for ethyl alcohol. Also called carbinol . Also called methyl alcohol . Also called wood alcohol . Also called wood spirits .

Origin of methanol

methan(e) -ol ¹

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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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Noun

(countable and uncountable, plural methanols)

(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.

Origin

From methane +"Ž -ol.

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