spirits of wine

• Termo arcaico para etanol ou álcool destilado, especialmente usado em contexto histórico para designar o álcool concentrado obtido pela destilação do vinho ou de substâncias 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.

   Álcool etílico concentrado

   • 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.