"surgical spirit" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} surgical spirit (uncountable)
  1. (UK, medicine) Ethanol with small quantities of additives (typically 2% castor oil and 0.5% methyl salicylate), used primarily as a topical antiseptic. Wikipedia link: surgical spirit Tags: UK, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine Synonyms: rubbing alcohol [North-America] Translations (ethanol with small quantities of additives): leikkaussprii (Finnish), alcool modifié [masculine] (French), Spieetuss [neuter] (Plautdietsch), alcool sanitar [neuter] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-surgical_spirit-en-noun-JKmMrOjb Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Topics: medicine, sciences

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