Noun
a light volatile flammable poisonous liquid alcohol; used as an antifreeze and solvent and fuel and as a denaturant for ethyl alcohol
Source: WordNetmethyl-alcohol
He prepared acetone by the distillation of the acetates of lead and lime; and he isolated methyl alcohol from the products of the destructive distillation of wood. Robert Boyle
Just few days ago, a group of people in Iran drank methyl alcohol thinking it is going to keep the coronavirus away. Source: Internet
The ministry is alerting the public to the counterfeit hand sanitizers that look just like genuine products but contain the active ingredients in a toxic gel made with methanol or methyl alcohol and 1-propanol or propyl alcohol that may result in death. Source: Internet