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methanol

[ meth-uh-nawl, -nol ]

noun

Chemistry.


methanol

/ ˈ³¾É›Î¸É™ËŒ²ÔÉ’±ô /

noun

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

/ ³¾Ä•³Ù³ó′ə-²Ôô±ô′ /

  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.
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Origin of methanol1

First recorded in 1890–95; methane + -ol 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of methanol1

C20: from methane + -ol 1
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In the study, alcohol, and particularly methanol, increased the males' production and release of chemical sex signals, called pheromones, which made them more attractive to females.

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The father of 19-year-old Holly Bowles, who died of suspected methanol poisoning in Laos last month, has said he was in "disbelief" when he realised his daughter would not pull through.

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The incident comes weeks after the deaths of six tourists in the South East Asian nation of Laos because of suspected methanol poisoning.

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This hybrid catalyst performs a two-step reaction in which zeolite converts methane to methanol, and then the enzyme converts methanol to formaldehyde.

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The 28-year-old, from Orpington, south-east London, was one of a number of people taken to hospital after drinking alcohol suspected to have been laced with methanol in the backpacking hotspot Vang Vieng.

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