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Noun: methylated spirit
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: denatured alcohol)
  1. Ethyl alcohol denatured with methyl alcohol to prevent its use as an alcoholic beverage
    "He used methylated spirits to clean the paintbrushes";
    - denatured alcohol, metho [Austral, informal], methylated spirits, meths [Brit, informal]

Derived forms: methylated spirits

Type of: denatured alcohol

Encyclopedia: Methylated spirit