A mixture of ethanol (95.6 per cent) and water produced as an azeotrope by distillation.
Example sentencesExamples
- From the 95% alcohol we produce the purified or rectified spirit of the Pharmacopeia.
- Mineralized methylated spirit is rectified spirit that has been made unfit for drinking by the addition of methanol and a blue dye, and it is this form that is often used as a fuel.