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Definition of: methanol
(meth′ə·nōl, -nol) noun Chem.
Methyl alcohol; a colorless, volatile, inflammable liquid, CH3OH, obtained by the destructive distillation of wood or by catalytic treatment of hydrogen and carbon monoxide: highly toxic and widely used in industry and the arts: also called carbinol, wood alcohol. [<METHANE + -OL1]
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