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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

Methylated spirit consists of rectified spirit with 10 per cent. of wood spirit.

From Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology by Robertson, W. G. Aitchison (William George Aitchison )

The flowers of mullein have an agreeable, honeylike sweetness: an extract prepared from them by rectified spirit of wine tastes extremely pleasant.

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

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

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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