methanol en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈmɛθənɒl/
Etymology
From methane + -ol. 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)".
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) 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.
Eight staff members of a backpacker hostel in Laos have been detained by local authorities as they investigate the deaths of six foreign tourists from suspected methanol poisoning, according to state-affiliated media in the Southeast Asian country.
2024 November 27, Jessie Yeung and Isaac Yee, “Laos detains foreign hostel staff over backpacker methanol poisonings as families and travelers demand answers”, in CNN, archived from the original on 19 Dec 2024:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| methanols | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
quinolinemethanol · diphenylmethanol · phenanthrenemethanol · methanolized · triphenylmethanol · methanolic
Synonyms
wood alcohol · methyl hydrate · wood naphtha · methyl alcohol · methyl hydroxide · methylol · monohydroxymethane · wood spirits
Translations (42)
ca metanol (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH) · nn metanol (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH) · tr odun ruhu (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH) · ba метанол (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH) · tr metanol (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH) · cmn 甲醇 (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH) · de Methanol (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH) · it metanolo (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH) · fr méthanol (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH) · pt álcool metílico (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH) · sl metanól (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH) · th เมทิลแอลกอฮอล์ (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH) · yue 甲醇 (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH) · hu metil-alkohol (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH) · vi cồn gỗ (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH) · pt metanol (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH) · ko 메탄올 (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH) · pl alkohol metylowy (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH) · nb metanol (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH) · sv träsprit (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH) · hu faszesz (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH) · ru метано́л (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH) · es metanol (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH) · el μεθανόλη (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH) · ky метанол (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH) · ro metanol (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH) · hu metanol (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH) · fi metanoli (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH) · km មេតាណុល (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH) · ja メタノール (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH) · ab аметано́л (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH) · fa متانول (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH) · sh metànōl (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH) · is metanól (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH) · pl metanol (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH) · fr alcool de bois (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH) · ko 메타놀 (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH) · kk метанол (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH) · sv metanol (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH) · vi rượu mạnh gỗ (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH) · th เมทานอล (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH) · sh мета̀но̄л (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH)