Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows
or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps
Noun: wood spirit  wûd spi-rit
  1. A light volatile flammable poisonous liquid alcohol; used as an antifreeze, solvent, fuel, and as a denaturant for ethyl alcohol
    "wood spirit is often used as a racing fuel in motorsports";
    - methanol, methyl alcohol, wood alcohol

Derived forms: wood spirits

Type of: alcohol, fuel

Encyclopedia: Wood spirit