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methanol

[ meth-uh-nawl, -nol ]
/ ˈmɛθ əˌnɔl, -ˌnɒl /
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noun Chemistry.

methyl alcohol.

Words related to methanol

smoke, liquor, drink, booze, ethanol, intoxicant, cocktail, moonshine, tipple, sauce, firewater, toddy, alky, rotgut, hootch, palliative, red-eye

Words nearby methanol

methane, methane series, methanesulfonic acid, methanogen, methanoic acid, methanol, methantheline, methaqualone, methb, methedrine, metheglin

Origin of methanol

First recorded in 1890–95; methane + -ol1
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British Dictionary definitions for methanol

methanol
/ (ˈmɛθəˌnɒl) /

noun

a colourless volatile poisonous liquid compound used as a solvent and fuel. Formula: CH 3 OHAlso called: methyl alcohol, wood alcohol

Word Origin for methanol

C20: from methane + -ol 1
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Medicine definitions for methanol

methanol
[ mĕth′ə-nôl′, -nōl′ ]

n.

A colorless, toxic, flammable liquid used as an antifreeze, a general solvent, a fuel, and a denaturant for ethyl alcohol.carbinol methyl alcohol wood alcohol
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Science definitions for methanol

methanol
[ mĕth′ə-nôl′ ]

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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