spirits of wine en · NOUN
Meanings
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(archaic, uncountable) Ethanol.
The genuine also ought to dissolve entirely in a mixture of four parts of spirits of wine , with one of rectified ether
1837, James Rennie, A New Supplement to the Latest Pharmacopoeias of London […] :
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| spirit of wine | alternative | lexicographic |