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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
surgical spirit
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ I have pricked my first blister, squeezed out the fluid, and dabbed it with surgical spirit.
▪ Nest time use surgical spirit weeks in advance to toughen your feet.
▪ You will need surgical spirit or white spirit for cleaning the needles.
Wiktionary
surgical spirit

n. (context medical English) ethanol with small quantities of additives (typically: castor oil (2%), methyl salicylate (0.5%))

WordNet
surgical spirit

n. methylated spirit used in the practice of medicine (especially for cleansing the skin before injections or before surgery)

Wikipedia
Surgical Spirit (TV series)

Surgical Spirit is a British situation-comedy television series starring Nichola McAuliffe and Duncan Preston that was broadcast from 14 April 1989 through to 7 July 1995. It was written by Annie Bruce, Raymond Dixon, Graeme Garden, Peter Learmouth, Paul McKenzie and Annie Wood. It was made for the ITV network by Humphrey Barclay Productions for Granada Television.

Usage examples of "surgical spirit".

Sean cleaned the tender spots with cotton wool and surgical spirit.

Jenny absently picked up a bottle of surgical spirit and dampened a piece of wool with it.