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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A denatured alcohol consisting of a mixture of ethyl alcohol and methyl alcohol.
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- noun
denatured ethyl alcohol used as afuel and asolvent , and usually free of taxes on alcohol. Denaturing is achieved by the addition ofmethyl alcohol , frequently additional materials are added to give smell and colour to the substance.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun ethyl alcohol denatured with methyl alcohol to prevent its use as an alcoholic beverage
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