Define the following.
Denatured spirit

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Denatured spirit
Ethyl alcohol $(C_{2} H_{5} O H)$ is the most common industrial solvent.
There are a wide range of organic compounds that are soluble in Ethyl alcohol or Ethanol.
To prevent the usage of Ethanol as beverages, a small amount (approximately $5 %$ ) of Methanol $(C H_{3} O H)$ is added to it.
This makes Ethanol unfit for drinking and is called denatured spirit.

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