methanol

methanol
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]

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  • 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • methanol — methanol. См. метанол. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • Methanōl — Methanōl, s. Methylalkohol …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • methanol — methyl alcohol, 1892 (adopted that year by the international scientific community), from METHYL (Cf. methyl) + OL (Cf. ol), suffix denoting alcohol …   Etymology dictionary

  • methanol — ► NOUN ▪ a poisonous flammable alcohol, used to make methylated spirit …   English terms dictionary

  • methanol — [meth′ə nôl΄, meth′ənōl΄] n. [ METHAN(E) + OL1] a colorless, volatile, flammable, poisonous liquid, CH3OH, obtained by the destructive distillation of wood and synthesized chiefly from carbon monoxide and hydrogen: it is used in organic synthesis …   English World dictionary

  • Methanol — Strukturformel Allgemeines Name Methanol Andere Namen …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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