Explanation:
Methanol is the contraction of Methyl Alcohol. Methanol may also be called, wood alcohol or wood spirit because it can be produced as a by-product of the wood distillation.
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The high boiling point of ethanol $(78.2^\circ C)$ compared to dimethyl ether $(−23.6^\circ C),$ though both having the same molecular formula $C_2H_6O,$ is due to: