rectified spirit
Britishnoun
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She has styled her hair with rice starch and rectified spirit.
From The Guardian • Jul. 12, 2013
Mixed with rectified spirit in the proportions of about four ounces of bergamot to a gallon, it forms what is called "extract of bergamot," and in this state is used for the handkerchief.
From The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants by Piesse, George William Septimus
Broadly speaking, British gin is prepared with a highly rectified spirit, whereas in the manufacture of Dutch gin a preliminary rectification is not an integral part of the process.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" by Various
Sugar may be separated from the other impurities by treating the residue insoluble in ether or benzene with rectified spirit, in which sugar and boric acid alone will dissolve.
From Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise by Sanford, P. Gerald (Percy Gerald)
The most efficacious preparations of them are, the distilled oil, and a tincture or extract made with rectified spirit.
From The Botanist's Companion, Volume II by Salisbury, William
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