methanol methanoic • methanol alcohol · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · methanol · · Text Latin · · Script 8 · · Length 3 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) a light volatile flammable poisonous liquid alcohol; used as an antifreeze and solvent and fuel and as a denaturant for ethyl alcohol. Synonyms: methyl alcohol, wood alcohol, wood spirit. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · methyl alcohol · · Synonym 1 wood alcohol · · Synonym 2 wood spirit · · Synonym 3 Characters · · a latin small letter a U+0061 e latin small letter e U+0065 h latin small letter h U+0068 l latin small letter l U+006C m latin small letter m U+006D n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F t latin small letter t U+0074