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Ingredient in some antifreezes
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methanol
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a light volatile flammable poisonous liquid alcohol; used as an antifreeze and solvent and fuel and as a denaturant for ethyl alcohol [syn: methyl alcohol , wood alcohol , wood spirit ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context organic compound English) The simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH 3 OH; a colourless, toxic, inflammable liquid, used as a solvent, antifreeze, in the chemical industry, and in the preparation of methylated spirit.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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, ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"methyl alcohol," 1892 (adopted that year by the international scientific community), from methyl + -ol , suffix denoting "alcohol."
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Methanol , also known as methyl alcohol, wood alcohol , wood naphtha , methyl hydrate , or wood spirits , is a chemical with the formula C H O H (often abbreviated MeOH). Methanol acquired the name "wood alcohol" because it was once produced chiefly as ...
Usage examples of methanol.
The raw product which was obtained dry in a vacuum was dissolved in a mixture of benzol and Methanol and was brought to crystallization through an addition in portions of Petrol-ether.
Standing by the incubators and glove boxes, not thinking about anything in particular, breathing in the familiar odors of warm plastic and hypochlorite, the faint tang of methanol and the yeasty must of nutrient concentrate, allowing them to calm her.
If a supply of diatomaceous earth does not get discovered before 1633, the safer ethanol process can be set aside in favor of the methanol process.
Biomass can be converted to methane, methanol or gasoline at a fraction of the current cost of oil, coal, or nuclear energy - especially when environmental costs are factored in - and its mandated use would end acid rain, end sulfur-based smog, and reverse the Greenhouse Effect on our planet - right now!
The end result is a very pure form of methanol which can be burned in modified Otto-cycle engines, used as an industrial solvent, or used as the starting point in manufacturing products like bio-diesel fuel.
This biomass conversion process can be adjusted to produce charcoal, methanol and fuel oils to process steam, as well as chemicals important to industry: acetone, ethyl acetate, tar, pitch and creosote.
The resulting toxic soup contained the ingredients of xylene, benzyl phythlate, methanol, toluene, ethyl benzene, ethylene oxide and common formaldehyde, any of which would have caused a grave and lasting damage to the Peace River.
Add 1 percent cobalt acetate in methanol to the suspect material followed by 5 percent isopropylamine in methanol.