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surgical spirit

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surgical spirit
Noun
methylated spirit used medically for cleaning wounds and sterilizing equipment
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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
Translations

surgical spirit n (BRIT) → alcohol m
surgical spirit n (Brit) → alcool m à 90°
surgical spirit surgical (Brit) n → Wundbenzin nt
surgical spirit n (BRIT) → alcool denaturato


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