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SURGICAL SPIRIT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Methylated spirit used in the practice of medicine (especially for cleansing the skin before injections or before surgery)
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("surgical spirit" is a kind of...):
methylated spirit (ethyl alcohol denatured with methyl alcohol to prevent its use as an alcoholic beverage)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)