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What does methanol mean?

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  1. (organic chemistry) 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.
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At least 137 people have died in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi after drinking an alcoholic brew laced with methanol.
In the late '80s and early '90s methanol was the alternative fuel of choice.
The fuel cell also needs moisture in the electrolyte as well as water at the anode to control the supply of methanol.
The organic solvents used in the present study were n-butanol, acetonitrile, methanol, n-propanol, isopropanol, and isobutanol.
Alcohols, particularly methanol and ethanol, are metabolized to formate and lactate via an aldehyde.
The methanol reacts with water in the presence of a catalyst to produce hydrogen ions and electrons.

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