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.

“Near-synonyms: methylated spirit, methylated spirits (usually coinstantial)”

Similar
methylated spiritmethylated spirits
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Meanings

noundenatured alcohol (usually uncountable, plural denatured alcohols)

plural denatured alcohols

  1. USuncountableusuallyReasonably 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)

    Synonyms: methylated spirit, methylated spirits

Synonyms & antonyms

nounReasonably 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.

Similar
methylated spiritmethylated spirits
Also see
methylated spirit

Translations

Catalan alcohol desnaturalitzat
  • alcohol desnaturalitzatethyl alcohol unfit for consumption
Finnish denaturoitu sprii
  • denaturoitu spriiethyl alcohol unfit for consumption
French alcool dénaturé
  • alcool dénaturéethyl alcohol unfit for consumption
Irish biotáille mheitileach
  • biotáille mheitileachethyl alcohol unfit for consumption
Italian alcol denaturato
  • alcol denaturatoethyl alcohol unfit for consumption
Persian الکل صنعتی, الکل دناتوره
  • الکل صنعتی (alkol-e san'ati)ethyl alcohol unfit for consumption
  • الکل دناتوره (alkol-e denâture)ethyl alcohol unfit for consumption
  • الکل واسرشته (alkol-e vâserešte)ethyl alcohol unfit for consumption
  • الکل تقلیبی (alkol-e taqlibi)ethyl alcohol unfit for consumption
Polish denaturat
  • denaturatethyl alcohol unfit for consumption
Romanian alcool denaturat
  • alcool denaturatethyl alcohol unfit for consumption
Turkish ispirto
  • ispirtoethyl alcohol unfit for consumption
Ukrainian денатурований спирт
  • денатурований спирт (denaturovanyj spyrt)ethyl alcohol unfit for consumption
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APA

denatured alcohol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denatured%20alcohol

MLA

“denatured alcohol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denatured%20alcohol. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “denatured alcohol,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denatured%20alcohol.

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