methanol
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Etymology
French chemists Jean-Baptiste Dumas and Eugene Peligot, after determining methanol's chemical structure, introduced "methylene" from the Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu, “wine”) + ὕλη (húlē, “wood, material”) with the intention of highlighting its origins, "alcohol made from wood (substance)".
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Noun
methanol (countable and uncountable, plural methanols)
- (organic chemistry) The simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH; a colourless, toxic, inflammable liquid, used as a solvent, antifreeze, in the chemical industry, and in the preparation of methylated spirit.
Synonyms
- methyl alcohol, methyl hydrate, methyl hydroxide, methylol, monohydroxymethane, wood alcohol, wood naphtha, wood spirits
Translations
the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH
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Noun
methanol m (uncountable)
Further reading
- “methanol” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie.