methylated spirit

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methylated spirit

noun methylated spirits

  1. Commonwealth, countable, uncountable A combination of ethyl alcohol and methyl alcohol used as a fuel and a solvent, and usually free of taxes on alcohol; it is poisonous if drunk. Near-synonym: denatured alcohol (usually coinstantial)

    Similar: denatured alcohol

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noun ethyl alcohol used as a fuel and a solvent

中文甲基化酒精 jiǎjīhuà jiǔjīng
Françaisalcool dénaturé
DeutschSpiritus, Brennspiritus
Русскийденатурат denaturat

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@misc{methylated_spirit_2026,
  title = {methylated spirit},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/methylated%20spirit},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}