surgical spirit

surgical spirit

English

Noun

surgical spirit (uncountable)

1. (Britain, medicine) Ethanol with small quantities of additives (typically 2% castor oil and 0.5% methyl salicylate), used primarily as a topical antiseptic.

Synonyms

• rubbing alcohol (North America)

Translations

ethanol with small quantities of additives

Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Finnish: leikkaussprii

French: alcool modifié m Russian: please add this translation if you can Spanish: please add this translation if you can