surgical spirit

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ˌsurgical ˈspirit noun [uncountable]  British EnglishMD a type of alcohol used for cleaning wounds or skin 〔用以清洗伤口或皮肤的〕消毒用酒精，医用酒精 SYN American English rubbing alcohol

Examples from the Corpus

surgical spirit• You will need surgical spirit or white spirit for cleaning the needles.• Nest time use surgical spirit weeks in advance to toughen your feet.• I have pricked my first blister, squeezed out the fluid, and dabbed it with surgical spirit.

ˌsurgical ˈspirit nounChineseSyllable  

of or a wounds type cleaning Corpus alcohol used for

surgical spirit
ˌsurgical ˈspirit noun [uncountable]
British English a type of alcohol used for cleaning wounds or skin
   SYN  rubbing alcohol American English

surgical spiritBrE /ˌsɜːdʒɪkl ˈspɪrɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌsɜːrdʒɪkl ˈspɪrɪt/ 🔊 (BrE) (NAmE ˈrubbing alcohol) noun [uncountable] a clear liquid, consisting mainly of alcohol, used for cleaning wounds, etc. 医用酒精；消毒用酒精