(n)a light volatile flammable poisonous liquid alcohol; used as an antifreeze and solvent and fuel and as a denaturant for ethyl alcohol, Syn.methyl alcohol, wood alcohol, wood spirit
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n. (Chem.) The simplest alcohol of the paraffin series, CH3.OH; methyl alcohol. Called also wood alcohol. It is used as an antifreeze solvent, as a fuel, and as a denaturant for ethyl alcohol. Syn. -- methyl alcohol, wood alcohol, wood spirit. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]