(US) Reasonably pure ethyl alcohol for industrial purposes that has been made unfit for consumption by the addition of a poisonous substance such as acetone or methyl alcohol.
(US) Reasonably pure ethyl alcohol for industrial purposes that has been made unfit for consumption by the addition of a poisonous substance such as acetone or methyl alcohol.
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(chiefly, US, dated, humorous, genericized trademark) Any home-brewed distilled grain alcohol, especially one with a very high concentration of alcohol (such as 90-some percent, that is, 180-some proof); but generally not one rife with impurities or adulterants.
(US) A distilled spirit, derived from maize, having a high alcohol content and little flavor.
(US) beer, especially that having a higher than normal alcohol content.
A clear distilled alcoholic liquor made from grain mash.
(slang) Without alcohol.