spirits of wine

• Término en desuso para etanol o alcohol destilado, especialmente usado en contextos históricos para referirse a alcohol concentrado obtenido por destilación de vino o sustancias fermentadas.

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.

   Espíritu de vino

   • 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.