methylated spirit

noun

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)”

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Meanings

nounmethylated spirit (countable and uncountable, plural methylated spirits)

plural methylated spirits

  1. CommonwealthcountableuncountableA 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)

    Synonyms: denatured alcohol

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.

Similar
denatured alcohol
Also see
denatured alcohol

Translations

Bulgarian денатурат
  • денатурат (denaturat)ethyl alcohol used as a fuel and a solvent
Catalan alcohol desnaturalitzat
  • alcohol desnaturalitzatethyl alcohol used as a fuel and a solvent
Chinese Mandarin 甲基化酒精
  • 甲基化酒精 (jiǎjīhuà jiǔjīng)ethyl alcohol used as a fuel and a solvent
Danish husholdningssprit
  • husholdningsspritethyl alcohol used as a fuel and a solvent
Dutch spiritus, brandspiritus
  • spiritusethyl alcohol used as a fuel and a solvent
  • brandspiritusethyl alcohol used as a fuel and a solvent
Finnish denaturoitu sprii
  • denaturoitu spriiethyl alcohol used as a fuel and a solvent
French alcool dénaturé
  • alcool dénaturéethyl alcohol used as a fuel and a solvent
German Spiritus, Brennspiritus
  • Spiritusethyl alcohol used as a fuel and a solvent
  • Brennspiritusethyl alcohol used as a fuel and a solvent
Hungarian denaturált szesz
  • denaturált szeszethyl alcohol used as a fuel and a solvent
Indonesian spiritus
  • spiritusethyl alcohol used as a fuel and a solvent
Irish biotáille mheitileach
  • biotáille mheitileachethyl alcohol used as a fuel and a solvent
Norwegian Bokmål rødsprit
  • rødspritethyl alcohol used as a fuel and a solvent
Polish denaturat
  • denaturatethyl alcohol used as a fuel and a solvent
Russian денатурат
  • денатурат (denaturat)ethyl alcohol used as a fuel and a solvent
Swedish rödsprit
  • rödspritethyl alcohol used as a fuel and a solvent
Turkish ispirto
  • ispirtoethyl alcohol used as a fuel and a solvent
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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