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denatured alcohol

DEFINITIONS OF: denatured alcohol

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n ethyl alcohol that is unfit for drinking but is still useful for other purposes

Types:
methylated spirit
ethyl alcohol denatured with methyl alcohol to prevent its use as an alcoholic beverage
surgical spirit
methylated spirit used in the practice of medicine (especially for cleansing the skin before injections or before surgery)
Type of:
ethanol, ethyl alcohol, fermentation alcohol, grain alcohol
the intoxicating agent in fermented and distilled liquors; used pure or denatured as a solvent or in medicines and colognes and cleaning solutions and rocket fuel; proposed as a renewable clean-burning additive to gasoline
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