methyl alcohol

meth·yl al·co·hol

M m

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [meth-uh l al-kuh-hawl, -hol]
- /ˈmɛθ əl ˈæl kəˌhɔl, -ˌhɒl/
- /ˈmeθɪl ˈælkəhɒl/

Definitions of methyl alcohol words

noun methyl alcohol a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, poisonous liquid, CH 4 O, obtained by the destructive distillation of wood or the incomplete oxidation of natural gas, or produced synthetically from carbon monoxide and hydrogen, used chiefly as a solvent, a fuel, and an automobile antifreeze and in the synthesis of formaldehyde. 1
noun methyl alcohol colourless alcohol used as fuel 1
noun methyl alcohol methanol 0

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

First recorded in 1840-50

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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