Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun methyl_alcohol

1 sense of methyl alcohol

Sense 1
methanol, methyl alcohol, wood alcohol, wood spirit -- (a light volatile flammable poisonous liquid alcohol; used as an antifreeze and solvent and fuel and as a denaturant for ethyl alcohol)
       => alcohol -- (any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation)
       => fuel -- (a substance that can be consumed to produce energy; "more fuel is needed during the winter months"; "they developed alternative fuels for aircraft")