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denatured alcohol

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. alcohol, especially ethyl alcohol, that has been denatured: used chiefly as a solvent and in chemical synthesis.


denatured alcohol

noun

  1. chem ethanol rendered unfit for human consumption by the addition of a noxious substance, as in methylated spirits
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


denatured alcohol

/ dē-nāchərd /

  1. Ethyl alcohol to which a poisonous substance, such as acetone or methanol, has been added to make it unfit for consumption.


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The same goes for denatured alcohol, which contains methanol.

Denatured alcohol is so cheap in Germany that it is used in large and especially adapted stoves for cooking purposes.

There are denatured alcohol stoves on the market here, but they are little used.

Fill the alcohol lamp with denatured alcohol (bought at any drug store).

The container for the denatured alcohol is made from a well soldered tin box of suitable size.

The denatured alcohol is inserted through the filler-tube E, which is kept closed with a cork.

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