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methylated spirits

methylated spirits is the alternative form of methylated spirit.

Meaning of methylated spirit

Noun

methylated spirit (countable and uncountable, plural methylated spirits)

  1. (Commonwealth) 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 of methylated spirits

singularmethylated spirit

Words formed from methylated spirits

Questions about methylated spirits

What is methylated spirits the alternative form of?
Methylated spirits is the alternative form of methylated spirit.

Words near methylated spirits in the dictionary

  1. methylatability
  2. methylatable
  3. methylate
  4. methylated
  5. methylated spirit
  6. methylated spirits
  7. methylates
  8. methylating
  9. methylation
  10. methylational
  11. methylations

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