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- [meth-uh-nawl, -nol]
- /ˈmɛθ əˌnɔl, -ˌnɒl/
- /ˈmeθ.ə.nɒl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [meth-uh-nawl, -nol]
- /ˈmɛθ əˌnɔl, -ˌnɒl/
Definitions of methanol word
- noun methanol methyl alcohol. 1
- noun methanol A toxic, colorless, volatile flammable liquid alcohol, originally made by distillation from wood and now chiefly by oxidizing methane. 1
- noun methanol type of solvent, spirit 1
- uncountable noun methanol Methanol is a colorless, poisonous liquid, used as a solvent and fuel. 0
- noun methanol a colourless volatile poisonous liquid compound used as a solvent and fuel. Formula: CH3OH 0
- noun methanol a colorless, volatile, flammable, poisonous liquid, CH3OH, obtained by the destructive distillation of wood and synthesized chiefly from carbon monoxide and hydrogen: it is used in organic synthesis, as a fuel, solvent, and antifreeze, and in the manufacture of formaldehyde, smokeless powders, paints, etc.; methyl alcohol 0
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Origin of methanol
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95; methane + -ol1
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Parts of speech for Methanol
noun
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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methanol popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for methanol
noun methanol
- smoke — the visible vapor and gases given off by a burning or smoldering substance, especially the gray, brown, or blackish mixture of gases and suspended carbon particles resulting from the combustion of wood, peat, coal, or other organic matter.
- liquor — a distilled or spirituous beverage, as brandy or whiskey, as distinguished from a fermented beverage, as wine or beer.
- drink — to take water or other liquid into the mouth and swallow it; imbibe.
- booze — Booze is alcoholic drink.
- intoxicant — an intoxicating agent, as alcoholic liquor or certain drugs.
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