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CT: Methanol, also known as methyl alcohol, wood alcohol, or wood spirits, is often abbreviated as MeOH. It is the simplest alcohol, and is a light, volatile, colourless, flammable liquid with a distinctive odour. At room temperature it is a polar liquid. MeOH is miscible with water, petrol and many organic compounds. MeOH burns with an almost invisible flame and is biodegradable. Without proper conditions, methanol attracts water while stored. Methanol is a safe fuel. The toxicity (mortality) is comparable to or better than gasoline. It also biodegrades quickly (compared to petroleum fuels) if spilled.
S: http://www.biofuelstp.eu/factsheets/methanol-fact-sheet.html (last access: 31 December 2016)
N: 1. “methyl alcohol,” 1892 (adopted that year by the international scientific community), from methyl + -ol, suffix denoting “alcohol.”
2. An important industrial chemical belonging to the class of organic compounds called alcohols (which appears under the form of) a colorless liquid, (is) miscible with water and most organic liquids, flammable, and highly poisonous when taken internally.
3. Chemical formulas: CH4O or CH3OH.
4. Methyl alcohol (Methanol) (is a) solvent … in spice extracts and natural extractives at a maximum residue of 50 ppm; in hop extracts for use in malt liquors … and in meat and egg marketing inks at good manufacturing practice.
5. methanol: form recommended by the IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry) for the systematic name.
6. methyl alcohol: part of the Ingredient Disclosure List of the Hazardous Products Act (Registration SOR/88-64, December 31, 1987).
7. Also known under the commercial designations RCRA waste number U154 and UN 1230.
S: 1. OED – http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=methanol (last access: 20 December 2016). 2 to 7. TERMIUM PLUS – http://goo.gl/d4HjjW (last access: 20 December 2016).
SYN: carbinol, methyl alcohol, wood alcohol, wood spirit.
S: EncBrit – https://global.britannica.com/science/methanol (last access: 20 December 2016)
CR: biomass energy, carbon , methane , methanogenesis.
