methanol

n.

1.

(Chem.) The simplest alcohol of the paraffin series, CH3.OH; methyl alcohol. Called also wood alcohol. It is used as an antifreeze solvent, as a fuel, and as a denaturant for ethyl alcohol.

Noun

1.

methanol - a light volatile flammable poisonous liquid alcohol; used as an antifreeze and solvent and fuel and as a denaturant for ethyl alcohol Synonyms: methyl alcohol, wood alcohol, wood spirit

alcohol, allyl alcohol, fuel, methyl alcohol, propenyl alcohol, wood alcohol, wood spirit

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