METHYLATED SPIRIT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Ethyl alcohol denatured with methyl alcohol to prevent its use as an alcoholic beverage

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("methylated spirit" is a kind of...):

denatured alcohol (ethyl alcohol that is unfit for drinking but is still useful for other purposes)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "methylated spirit"):

surgical spirit (methylated spirit used in the practice of medicine (especially for cleansing the skin before injections or before surgery))

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