noun
rectified ethyl alcohol
• Hypernyms: ↑ethyl alcohol, ↑ethanol, ↑fermentation alcohol, ↑grain alcohol
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or spirit of wine : rectified spirit, alcohol 3
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alcohol (def. 1).
[1745-55]
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spirits of wine or spirit of wine,
= alcohol. (Cf. ↑alcohol)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.