rectified spirit
Britishnoun
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She has styled her hair with rice starch and rectified spirit.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 12, 2013
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 William Salisbury
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
The alcohol is made sufficiently pure by starting with rectified spirit and digesting it in a tin flask over quick-lime for several days, a reversed condenser being attached.
From On Laboratory Arts by Richard Threlfall
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 William Salisbury
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