spirits of wine

• Veralteter Begriff für Ethanol oder destillierten Alkohol, insbesondere im historischen Kontext für hochkonzentrierten Alkohol, der durch Destillation von Wein oder vergorenen Stoffen gewonnen wird.

An archaic term for ethanol or distilled alcohol, particularly used in historical contexts to refer to concentrated alcohol obtained through distillation of wine or fermented substances.

1. C2formal

   A historical term for highly concentrated ethanol, typically obtained through distillation of wine or fermented liquids.

   Weingeist

   • The alchemist used spirits of wine as a solvent in his experiments.
   • Spirits of wine was commonly used in early chemistry labs.
   • The pharmacist diluted the spirits of wine for medicinal tinctures.