'methanol' definitions:

Definition of 'methanol'

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noun
A light volatile flammable poisonous liquid alcohol; used as an antifreeze and solvent and fuel and as a denaturant for ethyl alcohol [syn: methanol, methyl alcohol, wood alcohol, wood spirit]

Definition of 'methanol'

From: GCIDE
  • Methol \Meth"ol\, n. [Gr. ? wine + -ol.] (Chem.) An earlier technical name of methyl alcohol or wood spirit, now called methanol; also, by extension, the class name of any of the series of alcohols of the methane series of which methol proper is the type. See Methyl alcohol, under Methyl. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'methanol'

From: GCIDE
  • methanol \methanol\ n. (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.
  • Syn: methyl alcohol, wood alcohol, wood spirit. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

Definition of 'methanol'

From: GCIDE
  • Methyl \Meth"yl\, n. [See Methylene.] (Chem.) A univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH3-, not existing alone but regarded as an essential residue of methane, and appearing as a component part of many derivatives; as, methyl alcohol, methyl ether, methyl amine, etc. [Formerly written also methule, methyle, etc.] [1913 Webster]
  • Methyl alcohol (Chem.), a light, volatile, inflammable liquid, CH3.OH, obtained by the distillation of wood, and hence called wood alcohol or wood spirit; tecnically referred to as methanol; -- called also methol, carbinol, etc.
  • Methyl amine (Chem.), a colorless, inflammable, alkaline gas, CH3.NH2, having an ammoniacal, fishy odor. It is produced artificially, and also occurs naturally in herring brine and other fishy products. It is regarded as ammonia in which a third of its hydrogen is replaced by methyl, and is a type of the class of substituted ammonias.
  • Methyl ether (Chem.), a light, volatile ether CH3.O.CH3, obtained by the etherification of methyl alcohol; -- called also methyl oxide or dimethyl ether.
  • Methyl green. (Chem.) See under Green, n.
  • Methyl orange. (Chem.) See Helianthin.
  • Methyl violet (Chem.), an artificial dye, consisting of certain methyl halogen derivatives of rosaniline. [1913 Webster]