stupid question! is methanol the same as alcohol???

[Rice Killa]

i here everyone referring to methanol and alcohol are they the same or are they different

 

[BDC]

i here everyone referring to methanol and alcohol are they the same or are they different

Methanol is a type of alcohol. There's three types: Isopropyl, ethanol, and methanol.

http://www.searo.who.int/LinkFiles/Facts_and_Figures_ch3.pdf (even though it's mainly about ethanol - alcoholic beverages)

http://www.ilpi.com/msds/ref/alcohol.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol

Hope that helps.

B