methanol

[ meth-uh-nawl, -nol ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. methyl alcohol.

methanol

/ ˈmɛθəˌnɒl /

noun

1. a colourless volatile poisonous liquid compound used as a solvent and fuel. Formula: CH 3 OH Also calledmethyl alcoholwood alcohol

methanol

/ mĕth′ə-nôl′ /

1. A colorless, toxic, flammable liquid used as a general solvent, antifreeze, and fuel. Also called methyl alcohol, wood alcohol. Chemical formula: CH 4 O.

Word History and Origins

Origin of methanol¹

First recorded in 1890–95; methane + -ol ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of methanol¹

C20: from methane + -ol ¹

Example Sentences

Other polymer films she developed dramatically improve the efficiency of methanol fuel cells.

From MIT Technology Review

So the disk must have inherited its methanol from the interstellar cloud that forged its central star, the researchers conclude.

From Science News

There, the team spotted methanol, which is thought to be a building block for life’s molecules, such as amino acids and proteins.

From Science News

The disk is too warm for the methanol to have formed there, so this complex organic molecule probably originated in the interstellar cloud that collapsed to form the star and its disk, researchers report online May 10 in Nature Astronomy.

From Science News

In the planet-forming disk of gas and dust around a young star, astronomers have detected methanol.

From Science News

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