surgical spirit
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Drugs, medicinessurgical spiritˌsurgical ˈspirit noun [uncountable] British EnglishMD a type of alcohol used for cleaning wounds or skin SYN rubbing alcohol American EnglishExamples from the Corpussurgical spirit• You will need surgical spirit or white spirit for cleaning the needles.• Nest time use surgical spirit weeks in advance to toughen your feet.