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meth·a·nol

n :  a light volatile pungent flammable poisonous liquid alcohol CH3OH formed in the destructive distillation of wood or made synthetically and used esp. as a solvent, antifreeze, or denaturant for ethyl alcohol and in the synthesis of other chemicals - called also carbinol , methyl alcohol , wood alcohol  .
 
   
 
Similar sounding terms:  me·thi·o·nyl 

 
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