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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So, Booth said, the methanol must have come from the cloud that predated the new star and its planets.
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Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 13 Nov. 2024
It can also be used to create lower-emission fuels such as methanol to bring down emissions in the transport sector.
—Richard Lum, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
Green methanol will be the fuel of choice due to its relatively high density and ease of use.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2024
During the naming ceremony of the dual-fuel methanol Alexandra Maersk container ship at the U.K.’s Port of Felixstowe, Maersk chief commercial officer Karsten Kildahl said to expect a chaotic return to the Suez in the event the Houthi problem goes away.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
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Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 13 Nov. 2024
It can also be used to create lower-emission fuels such as methanol to bring down emissions in the transport sector.
—Richard Lum, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
Green methanol will be the fuel of choice due to its relatively high density and ease of use.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2024
During the naming ceremony of the dual-fuel methanol Alexandra Maersk container ship at the U.K.’s Port of Felixstowe, Maersk chief commercial officer Karsten Kildahl said to expect a chaotic return to the Suez in the event the Houthi problem goes away.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
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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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