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spirits of wine
spirits of wine n (Chemistry) (functioning as singular or plural) another name for alcohol1 al•co•hol (ˈæl kəˌhɔl, -ˌhɒl)
n. 1. Also called ethyl alcohol , grain alcohol, ethanol. a colorless, volatile, flammable liquid, C2H5OH, produced by yeast fermentation of carbohydrates or, synthetically, by hydration of ethylene: used chiefly as a solvent and in beverages and medicines. 2. an intoxicating liquor containing this liquid. 3. any of a class of chemical compounds having the general formula ROH, where R represents an alkyl group and –OH a hydroxyl group. [1535–45; < New Latin < Medieval Latin < Arabic al-kuḥl the powdered antimony, the distillate] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | spirits of wine - rectified ethyl alcoholethanol, ethyl alcohol, fermentation alcohol, grain alcohol - the intoxicating agent in fermented and distilled liquors; used pure or denatured as a solvent or in medicines and colognes and cleaning solutions and rocket fuel; proposed as a renewable clean-burning additive to gasoline |
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