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denatured alcohol

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Ethyl alcohol to which a poisonous substance, such as acetone or methanol, has been added to make it unfit for consumption.

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  • noun Reasonably pure ethyl alcohol for industrial purposes that has been made unfit for consumption by the addition of a poisonous substance such as acetone or methyl alcohol

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun ethyl alcohol that is unfit for drinking but is still useful for other purposes

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  • "Alcohol that had poison added to keep anyone from drinking it." Seen here.

    June 3, 2009