"rectified spirit" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: rectified spirits [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rectified spirit (plural rectified spirits)
  1. An alcoholic spirit that has been purified to or close to the maximum concentration obtainable by using conventional distillation processes, i.e. about 96% alcohol by volume. Synonyms: neutral alcohol, neutral spirit, everclear Translations (purified alcohol): väkiviina (Finnish), pirtu (Finnish), spirytus [masculine] (Polish)

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