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Definition of Methanol

1. Noun. A light volatile flammable poisonous liquid alcohol; used as an antifreeze and solvent and fuel and as a denaturant for ethyl alcohol.

Definition of Methanol

1. Noun. (organic compound) 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. ¹

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Definition of Methanol

1. a toxic alcohol [n -S]

Medical Definition of Methanol

1. A toxic, colourless, flammable alcohol which is used in some antifreeze and to manufacture formaldehyde. It can cause blindness and other nervous system damage if ingested (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Methanol

Literary usage of Methanol

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"Competition of Nucleophilic and Protolytic Catalysis in Water and methanol. It is striking that the acetate- catalyzed hydrolysis of />-nitrophenyl acetate ..."

2. Opportunity 2000: Creative Affirmative Action Strategies for a Changing (1988)
"methanol methanol, which is commonly known as wood alcohol, is a light volatile ... The advantages of methanol include its potential to reduce urban ozone, ..."

3. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"However, methanol itself produced leant increase in hepatic triglycerides ... methanol administration alone significant decrease in G6P activity ..."

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