methanol
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.
Synonyms
- methyl alcohol
- methyl hydroxide
- wood alcohol
- wood spirits
- wood spirit
A kind of
- fuel
Related words
- diphenylmethanol
- methanolic
- methanolized
- phenanthrenemethanol
- quinolinemethanol
- triphenylmethanol
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This definition is adapted from “methanol” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.