methylated spirits

M m

Definitions of methylated spirits words

noun methylated spirits ethyl alcohol denatured with methyl alcohol for the purpose of preventing its use as an alcoholic beverage. 1
uncountable noun methylated spirits Methylated spirits is a liquid made from alcohol and other chemicals. It is used for removing stains and as a fuel in small lamps and heaters. 0
noun methylated spirits alcohol that has been denatured by the addition of methanol and pyridine and a violet dye 0
noun methylated spirits ethyl alcohol made unfit to drink by the addition of methanol 0

before 1860

One of the 29% newest English words

First recorded in 1860-65

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Was this page helpful?

Yes No

Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page

Tell us why?