Methyl alcohol, also known as methanol, is a highly toxic substance that is sometimes illegally added to or forms as a byproduct in illegally brewed alcoholic drinks.
In tragedies caused by drinking spurious liquor, the active agent causing such tragedies is:
Asked in HAS Prelims 2019 · Topic: Alcohol (Industrial Synthesis and Applications of Alcohols (Ethanol production, methanol toxicity, solvents, fuels))
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