Methanol

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  methanol \methanol\ n. (Chem.)
     The simplest alcohol of the paraffin series, {CH3.OH}; methyl
     alcohol. Called also {wood alcohol}. It is used as an
     antifreeze solvent, as a fuel, and as a denaturant for ethyl
     alcohol.
  


     Syn: methyl alcohol, wood alcohol, wood spirit.
          [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Methol \Meth"ol\, n. [Gr. ? wine + -ol.] (Chem.)
     An earlier technical name of methyl alcohol or wood spirit,
     now called {methanol}; also, by extension, the class name of
     any of the series of alcohols of the methane series of which
     methol proper is the type. See {Methyl alcohol}, under
     {Methyl}.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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, etc. [Formerly written
     also {methule}, {methyle}, etc.]
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Methyl alcohol} (Chem.), a light, volatile, inflammable
        liquid, {CH3.OH}, obtained by the distillation of wood,
        and hence called {wood alcohol} or {wood spirit};
        tecnically referred to as {methanol}; -- called also
        {methol}, {carbinol}, etc.
  
     {Methyl amine} (Chem.), a colorless, inflammable, alkaline
        gas, {CH3.NH2}, having an ammoniacal, fishy odor. It is
        produced artificially, and also occurs naturally in
        herring brine and other fishy products. It is regarded as
        ammonia in which a third of its hydrogen is replaced by
        methyl, and is a type of the class of substituted
        ammonias.
  
     {Methyl ether} (Chem.), a light, volatile ether {CH3.O.CH3},
        obtained by the etherification of methyl alcohol; --
        called also {methyl oxide} or {dimethyl ether}.
  
     {Methyl green}. (Chem.) See under {Green}, n.
  
     {Methyl orange}. (Chem.) See {Helianthin}.
  
     {Methyl violet} (Chem.), an artificial dye, consisting of
        certain methyl halogen derivatives of rosaniline.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  methanol
       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}]