methanol
The simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH₃OHThe 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.
» Even a small amount of methanol can cause blindness.
Selbst eine kleine Methanolmenge kann blind machen.
Даже небольшое количество метанола способно вызвать слепоту.
Meaning
1 senses(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.
Methanol
метано́лmetanól
a light volatile flammable poisonous liquid alcohol; used as an antifreeze and solvent and fuel and as a denaturant for ethyl alcohol
Examples
8 sentencesEven a small amount of methanol can cause blindness.
ruДаже небольшое количество метанола способно вызвать слепоту.
deSelbst eine kleine Methanolmenge kann blind machen.
He mistook the methanol in the bottle for water and drank it.
Methanol can damage the optic nerve.
deMethanol kann den Sehnerv schädigen.
Methanol is also called wood alcohol.
deMethanol wird auch als Holzgeist bezeichnet.
Methanol is also known as wood alcohol.
deMethanol nennt man auch Holzgeist.
Translations
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Origin
From methane + -ol.From methane + -ol.
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Forms
plural: methanolsSynonyms
9 synonyms- a light volatile flammable poisonous liquid alcohol; used as an antifreeze and solvent and fuel and as a denaturant for ethyl alcohol:methyl alcoholwood alcoholwood spirit
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable