methylated spirit

Noun

Meaning

ethyl alcohol denatured with methyl alcohol to prevent its use as an alcoholic beverage

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

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Hypernyms

denatured alcohol

Hyponyms

surgical spirit

Examples

Other applications Methanol is a traditional denaturant for ethanol, the product being known as " denatured alcohol " or "methylated spirit". Source: Internet

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. Source: Internet

The result is known as methylated spirit, "meths" (British use) or "metho" (Australian slang). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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