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methanol
[ meth-uh-nawl, -nol ]
methanol
/ ˈ³¾É›Î¸É™ËŒ²ÔÉ’±ô /
noun
- a colourless volatile poisonous liquid compound used as a solvent and fuel. Formula: CH 3 OH Also calledmethyl alcoholwood alcohol
methanol
/ ³¾Ä•³Ù³ó′ə-²Ôô±ô′ /
- A colorless, toxic, flammable liquid used as a general solvent, antifreeze, and fuel. Also called methyl alcohol, wood alcohol. Chemical formula: CH 4 O.
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of methanol1
Example Sentences
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.
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.
The incident comes weeks after the deaths of six tourists in the South East Asian nation of Laos because of suspected methanol poisoning.
This hybrid catalyst performs a two-step reaction in which zeolite converts methane to methanol, and then the enzyme converts methanol to formaldehyde.
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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