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denatured alcohol

denatured alcohol noun: reasonably pure ethyl alcohol for industrial purposes that has been made unfit for consumption by the addition of a poisonous substance such as acetone or methyl alcohol.

Noun

denatured alcohol (usually uncountable, plural denatured alcohols)

  1. (US, usually) Reasonably pure ethyl alcohol for industrial purposes that has been made unfit for consumption by the addition of a poisonous substance such as acetone or methyl alcohol.
    • Near-synonyms: methylated spirit, methylated spirits (usually coinstantial)

denatured alcohol meaning in Tamil and Persian

denatured alcohol in Tamil

இயல்புதிரிந்த ஆல்ககால்

denatured alcohol in Persian

ethyl alcohol unfit for consumption
الکل صنعتی alkol-e san'ati, الکل دناتوره alkol-e denâture, الکل واسرشته alkol-e vâserešte, الکل تقلیبی alkol-e taqlibi

Synonyms of denatured alcohol

Forms of denatured alcohol

pluraldenatured alcohols

Questions about denatured alcohol

What does denatured alcohol mean?
Denatured alcohol means reasonably pure ethyl alcohol for industrial purposes that has been made unfit for consumption by the addition of a poisonous substance such as acetone or methyl alcohol.
What is denatured alcohol in Tamil?
Denatured alcohol in Tamil is இயல்புதிரிந்த ஆல்ககால். See Denatured alcohol meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is denatured alcohol?
Denatured alcohol is a noun.
What is the plural of denatured alcohol?
The plural of denatured alcohol is denatured alcohols.

Words near denatured alcohol in the dictionary

  1. denaturation
  2. denaturational
  3. denaturations
  4. denature
  5. denatured
  6. denatured alcohol
  7. denatured alcohols
  8. denaturer
  9. denaturers
  10. denatures
  11. denaturing

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