Methanol has the same effects as ethanol, but also makes people blind.
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Methanol
//ˈmɛθənɒl//
Synonyms for "methanol" (37 found)
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11 entriesTranslations
39 translations across 30 languages.
Abkhaz
1 entries- аметано́л noun (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH)
Bashkir
1 entries- метанол noun (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH)
Catalan
1 entries- metanol noun (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 甲醇 noun (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 甲醇 noun (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH)
Finnish
1 entries- metanoli noun (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH)
French
2 entries- alcool de bois noun (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH)
- méthanol noun (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH)
German
1 entries- Methanol noun (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH)
Greek
1 entries- μεθανόλη noun (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH)
Hungarian
3 entries- faszesz noun (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH)
- metanol noun (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH)
- metil-alkohol noun (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH)
Icelandic
1 entries- metanól noun (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH)
Italian
1 entries- metanolo noun (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH)
Japanese
1 entries- メタノール noun (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH)
Kazakh
1 entries- метанол noun (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH)
Khmer
1 entries- មេតាណុល noun (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- метанол noun (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- metanol noun (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- metanol noun (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH)
Persian
1 entries- متانول noun (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH)
Polish
2 entries- alkohol metylowy noun (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH)
- metanol noun (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH)
Portuguese
2 entries- metanol noun (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH)
- álcool metílico noun (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH)
Romanian
1 entries- metanol noun (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH)
Russian
1 entries- метано́л noun (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- metànōl noun (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH)
- мета̀но̄л noun (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH)
Slovene
1 entries- metanól noun (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH)
Spanish
1 entries- metanol noun (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH)
Swedish
2 entries- metanol noun (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH)
- träsprit noun (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH)
Thai
2 entries- เมทานอล noun (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH)
- เมทิลแอลกอฮอล์ noun (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH)
Turkish
1 entries- metanol noun (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH)
Vietnamese
2 entries- cồn gỗ noun (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH)
- rượu mạnh gỗ noun (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH)
Sample sentences
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Methanol can damage the optic nerve.
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Even a small amount of methanol can cause blindness.
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Methanol is also known as wood alcohol.
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