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.

Exact synonyms: Methyl Alcohol, Wood Alcohol, Wood Spirit
Generic synonyms: Alcohol, Fuel
Terms within: Allyl Alcohol, Propenyl Alcohol

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

methanesulfonic acid monooxygenase
methane monooxygenase
methane series
methanobacteriaceae
methanobacteriales
Methanobacterium
methanochondrion
methanococcaceae
methanococcales
methanococcus
methanogen
methanogen
methanogenesis
methanogens
methanol (current term)
methanol (current term)
methanol-2-mercaptoethanesulfonic acid methyltransferase
methanols
methanol fixative
methanol oxidase
methanol poisoning
methanomicrobiaceae
methanomicrobiales
methanosarcina
methanosarcinaceae
methanosarcinales
methanosarcina barkeri
methanospirillum
methanotroph
methantheline bromide

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