Noun: denatured alcohol
- Ethyl alcohol that is unfit for drinking but is still useful for other purposes
"They used denatured alcohol as a solvent in the laboratory"
- Ethyl alcohol denatured with methyl alcohol to prevent its use as an alcoholic beverage
"He used denatured alcohol to clean the paintbrushes";
- methylated spirit [Brit], metho [Austral, informal], methylated spirits, meths [Brit, informal]
Derived forms: denatured alcohols
Type of: ethanol, ethyl alcohol, fermentation alcohol, grain alcohol
Encyclopedia: Denatured alcohol