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methanol  

Definition

  • Methanol (also called methyl alcohol and wood spirit, amongst other names) is an organic chemical compound and the simplest aliphatic alcohol, with the chemical formula CH3OH (a methyl group linked to a hydroxyl group, often abbreviated as MeOH). It is a light, volatile, colorless and flammable liquid with a distinctive alcoholic odor similar to that of ethanol (potable alcohol), but is more acutely toxic than the latter. Methanol consists of a methyl group linked to a polar hydroxyl group. (Adapted from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methanol)

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  • methyl alcohol

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  • French

  • alcool méthylique
  • carbinol

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