methylated spirits
or methylated spirit
noun (usually used with a singular verb)
ethyl alcohol denatured with methyl alcohol for the purpose of preventing its use as an alcoholic beverage.
Origin of methylated spirits
First recorded in 1860–65
Words nearby methylated spirits
methyl-,
methylacetic acid,
methylal,
methylamine,
methylate,
methylated spirits,
methylation,
methylbenzene,
methylbenzyl acetate,
methylcatechol,
methylcellulose
British Dictionary definitions for methylated spirits
methylated spirits
methylated spirit
noun
(functioning as singular or plural)
alcohol that has been denatured by the addition of methanol and pyridine and a violet dye
Also called: metho, meths