denatured alcohol
Noun
Meaning
ethyl alcohol that is unfit for drinking but is still useful for other purposes
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Along with asking companies to add denatured alcohol to their products, the FDA is also warning against making “false promises,” including the use of unverified claims in advertising.
In a bid to discourage people, particularly young children, from ingesting the liquid, the regulator advised manufactures to add denatured alcohol to hand sanitizers as it renders a bitter taste, making the liquid less appealing for consumption.
Other applications Methanol is a traditional denaturant for ethanol, the product being known as " denatured alcohol " or "methylated spirit".
Pyridine is added to ethanol to make it unsuitable for drinking (see denatured alcohol ).
"Denatured alcohol worked great followed by acetone for tough spots."
This addition of methanol exempts industrial ethanol (commonly known as " denatured alcohol " or "methylated spirit") from liquor excise taxation in the US and some other countries.