denatured alcohol

denatured alcohol
noun
ethyl alcohol that is unfit for drinking but is still useful for other purposes
• Hyponyms: ↑methylated spirit

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noun
: ethyl alcohol made unfit for drinking but still suitable for industrial or domestic purposes and freed from internal revenue tax in many countries (as the United States): as
a. : alcohol to which have been added sufficient malodorous and obnoxious substances (as products from the destructive distillation of wood or from petroleum) to prevent completely its use or recovery for beverage purposes but not for many industrial uses (as for an antifreeze) — called also completely denatured alcohol
b. : alcohol to which have been added small amounts of substances (as methanol, benzene, or acetaldehyde) that do not prevent its use in industry and the arts for specialized purposes (as for solvents) — called also specially denatured alcohol; compare methylated spirit

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Chem.
alcohol, esp. ethyl alcohol, that has been denatured: used chiefly as a solvent and in chemical synthesis.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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