Meanings
nounrectified spirit (plural rectified spirits)
plural rectified spirits
- An alcoholic spirit that has been purified to or close to the maximum concentration obtainable by using conventional distillation processes, i.e. about 96% alcohol by volume.
Near-synonym: everclear
Synonyms: neutral alcohol, neutral spirit, everclear
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn alcoholic spirit that has been purified to or close to the maximum concentration obtainable by using conventional distillation processes, i.e. about 96% alcohol by volume.
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Translations
Finnish väkiviina, pirtu
- väkiviinapurified alcohol
- pirtupurified alcohol
Hungarian finomszesz, tisztaszesz
- finomszeszpurified alcohol
- tisztaszeszpurified alcohol
Polish spirytus, spirytus rektyfikowany
- spirytuspurified alcohol
- spirytus rektyfikowanypurified alcohol
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APA
rectified spirit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rectified%20spirit
MLA
“rectified spirit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rectified%20spirit. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rectified spirit,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rectified%20spirit.
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