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METHYLATED SPIRIT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Ethyl alcohol denatured with methyl alcohol to prevent its use as an alcoholic beverage
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("methylated spirit" is a kind of...):
denatured alcohol (ethyl alcohol that is unfit for drinking but is still useful for other purposes)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "methylated spirit"):
surgical spirit (methylated spirit used in the practice of medicine (especially for cleansing the skin before injections or before surgery))
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