메탄올 또는 메틸알코올로 불리는 무색의 가연성 액체로, 독성이 강하며 주로 공업용 용제나 연료로 사용됨
A toxic, colorless, volatile flammable liquid alcohol, originally made by distillation from wood and now chiefly by oxidizing methane.
예문:
"Methanol is widely used in the chemical industry as a precursor to other chemicals like formaldehyde."
"Because it is highly toxic, methanol must be handled with extreme caution to prevent accidental ingestion."
"Some internal combustion engines are designed to run on pure methanol to achieve higher power output."