denatured alcohol

English Thesaurus

1. ethyl alcohol that is unfit for drinking but is still useful for other purposes (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	ethanol, ethyl alcohol, fermentation alcohol, grain alcohol,
definition	:	the intoxicating agent in fermented and distilled liquors; used pure or denatured as a solvent or in medicines and colognes and cleaning solutions and rocket fuel; proposed as a renewable clean-burning additive to gasoline (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	methylated spirit,
definition	:	ethyl alcohol denatured with methyl alcohol to prevent its use as an alcoholic beverage (noun.substance)