Methanol

Methanol, also known as methyl alcohol or wood alcohol, it is a light, volatile, colourless, tasteless, flammable, poisonous liquid with a very faint odour. The use of methanol can be traced back to the ancient Egyptians, who used it in their emblaming process. The word methylene, is obtained by combining the Greek word methy='wine' + hyle = wood. The name was shortened to 'methanol' from methylene in 1892 by the International Conference on Chemical Nomenclature.