Methanol mara launi ne, mai ƙonewa, barasa mai guba tare da dabarar sinadarai CH3OH. An kuma san shi da barasa na methyl, barasa na itace, ko carbinol. Ana amfani da methanol a matsayin kaushi, man fetur, da kuma maganin daskarewa, kuma yana da mahimmancin abinci don samar da formaldehyde, acetic acid, da sauran sinadarai. Methanol yana da guba sosai kuma yana iya haifar da mummunar matsalar lafiya idan an sha, ko shakar shi, ko kuma ya sha ta cikin fata.