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Six example sentences with methanol, each labelled with its topic.
Ships burning methanol release far less sulphur than those on heavy oil, which is why several ferry lines switched.
Environment
The statute requires any container of methanol to be dyed and labelled, so nobody mistakes it for something drinkable.
Law
Chemists keep methanol in a vented cabinet because its vapour catches fire from a spark across the bench.
Science
A small methanol fuel cell can run a laptop for a day, and refilling it takes seconds rather than hours of charging.
Technology
Methanol prices track the cost of natural gas, since most plants make it by reforming gas rather than wood.
Economics
Nineteenth century factories made methanol by heating wood in sealed ovens, which is why old bottles call it wood spirit.
History
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