proof spirit
an alcoholic liquor, or mixture of alcohol and water, containing a standard amount of alcohol. In the U.S. proof spirit has a specific gravity of .93353 (containing one half of its volume of alcohol of a specific gravity of .7939 at 60° F). In Britain proof spirit has a specific gravity of .91984.
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How to use proof spirit in a sentence
From tincture of guarana (seeds of Paullinia sorbilis), prepared by coction with proof spirit.
From cubebs and proof spirit, equal parts, by percolation; without subsequent evaporation.
From a tincture prepared with proof spirit and water, equal parts.
From a tincture prepared from the dried tops of wormwood boiled in proof spirit.
A better extract is prepared from the common tincture made with proof spirit.
British Dictionary definitions for proof spirit
(in Britain and Canada) a mixture of alcohol and water or an alcoholic beverage that contains 49.28 per cent of alcohol by weight, 57.1 per cent by volume at 51°F: up until 1980 used as a standard of alcoholic liquids
(in the US) a similar standard mixture containing 50 per cent of alcohol by volume at 60°F
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