When an alcoholic drinks methanol (wood alcohol) instead of ethanol (liquor), what happens to it in the body that makes it a poison?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: In the body, methanol is metabolized into formaldehyde, a toxic chemical that is used by pathologists to preserve biopsied tissue specimens.

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