| NOUN | substance | methylated spirit | ethyl alcohol denatured with methyl alcohol to prevent its use as an alcoholic beverage |
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| Meaning | ethyl alcohol denatured with methyl alcohol to prevent its use as an alcoholic beverage. | |
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| Narrower | surgical spirit | methylated spirit used in the practice of medicine (especially for cleansing the skin before injections or before surgery) |
| Broader | denatured alcohol | ethyl alcohol that is unfit for drinking but is still useful for other purposes |
| Spanish | alcohol de quemar | |
| Catalan | alcohol metílic | |
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