surgical spirit

English

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.

Synonyms

• rubbing alcohol (North America)

Translations

ethanol with small quantities of additives

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• Finnish: leikkaussprii
• French: alcool modifié (fr) m
• Plautdietsch: Spieetuss n
• Romanian: alcool sanitar (ro) n
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