methanol
noun
meth·a·nol
ˈme-thə-ˌnȯl 
-ˌnōl
: a light volatile flammable poisonous liquid alcohol CH3OH used especially as a solvent, antifreeze, or denaturant for ethanol and in the synthesis of other chemicals
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The British government recently added eight countries to its list of travel warnings related to the risk of methanol poisoning from tainted alcohol.
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Treatment requires intravenous administration of ethanol or fomepizole, a specific antidote that blocks methanol’s toxic conversion.
—Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
São Paulo state and national health officials are now investigating the methanol poisonings.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
The system, known as electrolysis, produces hydrogen (H2) and CO2 that can be stored and used as feedstocks for sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) and e-methanol for shipping.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Treatment requires intravenous administration of ethanol or fomepizole, a specific antidote that blocks methanol’s toxic conversion.
—Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
São Paulo state and national health officials are now investigating the methanol poisonings.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
The system, known as electrolysis, produces hydrogen (H2) and CO2 that can be stored and used as feedstocks for sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) and e-methanol for shipping.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Methanol.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/methanol. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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methanol
noun
meth·a·nol
ˈmeth-ə-ˌnȯl
-ˌnōl
: a light flammable poisonous liquid alcohol that consists of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen and is used especially as antifreeze and to dissolve things
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methanol
noun
meth·a·nol
ˈmeth-ə-ˌnȯl
-ˌnōl
-ˌnōl
: a light volatile pungent flammable poisonous liquid alcohol CH3OH formed in the destructive distillation of wood or made synthetically and used especially as a solvent, antifreeze, or denaturant for ethanol and in the synthesis of other chemicals
called also carbinol, methyl alcohol, wood alcohol
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