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rectified spirit

British

noun

chem a constant-boiling mixture of ethanol and water, containing 95.6 per cent ethanol

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She has styled her hair with rice starch and rectified spirit.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 12, 2013

It consists of about one-third part pure resin, and two-thirds of gummy matter; the former soluble in rectified spirit, the other in water.

From The Botanist's Companion, Volume II by Salisbury, William

L.—In distillation with water, the leaves of bay yield a small quantity of very fragrant essential oil; with rectified spirit, they afford a moderately warm pungent extract.

From The Botanist's Companion, Volume II by Salisbury, William

It yields its virtues partially to water, and entirely to rectified spirit of wine.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas

Take one drachm of the best oil of lemon, and two ounces of strong rectified spirit.

From The New England Cook Book, or Young Housekeeper's Guide Being a Collection of the Most Valuable Receipts; Embracing all the Various Branches of Cookery, and Written in a Minute and Methodical Manner by Anonymous

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