surgical spirit

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surgical spirit

n
(Elements & Compounds) methylated spirit containing small amounts of oil of wintergreen and castor oil: used medically for sterilizing
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surgical spirit

rubbing alcohol
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Noun1.surgical spirit - methylated spirit used in the practice of medicine (especially for cleansing the skin before injections or before surgery)
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
methylated spirit - ethyl alcohol denatured with methyl alcohol to prevent its use as an alcoholic beverage
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Translations
alcol assolutoalcol disinfettantebevande alcoliche

surgical spirit

n (Brit) → Wundbenzin nt
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surgical spirit

n (Brit) → alcol denaturato
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The barn became an emergency theatre filled with antiseptic and the smell of surgical spirit.
I cleaned the wound thoroughly with iodine and surgical spirit and later visited my doctor.
Investigations revealed that they consumed surgical spirit - the same thing which is rubbed on the arm before an injection is administered.
It doesn't actually tell you on the bottle but it should have a warning saying, "If you're going to the wedding of the princess and have had special fake tan done on your legs, do not inadvertently spray it with surgical spirit, as your tan will run into funny brown and white streaks that make your legs look like a granny wearing old wrinkled tights".
Nichola is best known for her role in the long running TV series Surgical Spirit, the film Tomorrow Never Dies and her many stage appearances, including Kiss Me Kate for the RSC, The Night of the Iguana in the West End and Alan Bennett's Lady in the Van.
Nichola is best known for her role in the long running TV series, Surgical Spirit, the films Tomorrow Never Dies and Cheri and her many stage appearances including Kiss Me Kate for the RSC, The Night of the Iguana in the West End and Alan Bennett's The Lady in the Van.
Volunteers at the charity took the kittens in and have been bathing them repeatedly in surgical spirit and a special scrub to remove the dye from their fur.
To make matters worse, the hospital is facing a crunch in inventory, including surgical gloves, surgical spirit, hand wash and face masks.
Dab between your toes with cotton wool dipped in surgical spirit after a shower or bath - surgical spirit helps dry out the skin between the toes really well - in addition to drying them with a towel.
I've tried everything - surgical spirit and enzyme breakdown products to clean, pepper, tin foil, citronella, even putting food down in this place, but nothing seems to have any e ect.
She added that needles and surgical spirit pads would also be disbursed to patients once in three months.
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