spirits of wine

• Terme vieilli désignant l'éthanol ou l'alcool distillé, utilisé surtout dans un contexte historique pour parler d'alcool concentré obtenu par distillation du vin ou de matières fermentées.

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.

   esprit-de-vin

   • 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.