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Noun: wood spirit  wûd spi-rit
  1. A light volatile flammable poisonous liquid alcohol; used as an antifreeze and solvent and fuel and as a denaturant for ethyl alcohol
    - methanol, methyl alcohol, wood alcohol

Derived forms: wood spirits

Type of: alcohol, fuel

Encyclopedia: Wood spirit