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methylated spirits
or methylated spirit
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noun (usually used with a singular verb)
ethyl alcohol denatured with methyl alcohol for the purpose of preventing its use as an alcoholic beverage.
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Origin of methylated spirits
First recorded in 1860–65
Words nearby methylated spirits
methylacetic acid, methylal, methyl alcohol, methylamine, methylate, methylated spirits, methylation, methylbenzene, methylbenzyl acetate, methyl bromide, methylcatechol
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British Dictionary definitions for methylated spirits
methylated spirits
methylated spirit
noun
(functioning as singular or plural) alcohol that has been denatured by the addition of methanol and pyridine and a violet dyeAlso called: metho, meths
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