methylated spirit en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(Commonwealth, countable, uncountable) A combination of ethyl alcohol and methyl alcohol used as a fuel and a solvent, and usually free of taxes on alcohol; it is poisonous if drunk.
Near-synonym: denatured alcohol (usually coinstantial)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| methylated spirits | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
methylated spirits · industrial methylated spirit
Synonyms
Translations (21)
pl denaturat (ethyl alcohol used as a fuel and a solvent) · hu denaturált szesz (ethyl alcohol used as a fuel and a solvent) · id spiritus (ethyl alcohol used as a fuel and a solvent) · da husholdningssprit (ethyl alcohol used as a fuel and a solvent) · de Spiritus (ethyl alcohol used as a fuel and a solvent) · nl brandspiritus (ethyl alcohol used as a fuel and a solvent) · cmn 甲基化酒精 (ethyl alcohol used as a fuel and a solvent) · sh денатурирани алкохол (ethyl alcohol used as a fuel and a solvent) · ru денатурат (ethyl alcohol used as a fuel and a solvent) · ca alcohol desnaturalitzat (ethyl alcohol used as a fuel and a solvent) · fi denaturoitu sprii (ethyl alcohol used as a fuel and a solvent) · tr ispirto (ethyl alcohol used as a fuel and a solvent) · nb rødsprit (ethyl alcohol used as a fuel and a solvent) · de Brennspiritus (ethyl alcohol used as a fuel and a solvent) · nl spiritus (ethyl alcohol used as a fuel and a solvent) · nn raudsprit (ethyl alcohol used as a fuel and a solvent) · bg денатурат (ethyl alcohol used as a fuel and a solvent) · sv rödsprit (ethyl alcohol used as a fuel and a solvent) · ga biotáille mheitileach (ethyl alcohol used as a fuel and a solvent) · sh denaturirani alkohol (ethyl alcohol used as a fuel and a solvent) · fr alcool dénaturé (ethyl alcohol used as a fuel and a solvent)